RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister Mauretania three months later and was awarded the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908.

RMS Lusitania was a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about 11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.

5 天之前 · Lusitania, British ocean liner, the sinking of which by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, contributed indirectly to the entry of the United States into World War I. The sinking led to the deaths of 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens, which led to …

Here you will find facts and history about the British passenger ship RMS Lusitania, her sinking, well as the biographies of passenger and crew on board when the German submarine U-20 torpedoed and sank her on 7 May 1915.

2009年12月2日 · On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I (1914‑18) began in Europe, a German U‑boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool,...

September 1914 and RMS Lusitania, which first called at Fishguard in September 1909, was in fact the last transatlantic liner ever to call at Fishguard, on 14 September 1914. Whilst the GWR hoped that the transatlantic trade via Fishguard could be …

“My God, the Lusitania’s gone!” exclaimed George Kessler from his swamped collapsible. Lusitania sank in 18 minutes, about 11.5 miles (19 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale. Lusitania had traveled about two miles from where she had been torpedoed to her final resting place, leaving a trail of destruction in her wake. It was a beautiful ...

2015年5月6日 · How the Sinking of Lusitania Changed World War I. A German U‑boat torpedoed the British‑owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915.

2023年12月15日 · The RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner, was tragically sunk by a German U-boat torpedo off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915, during World War I. This catastrophic event resulted in the loss of 1,198 lives, including 128 Americans, and took a mere 18 minutes for the ship to sink after being struck.

1 天前 · Now to those who don't know the story of the Lusitania, she was a ocean liner owned by company Cunard from 1906 until 1915, the ship at the time had the blue riband until her sister took it, but in WWI, she had her final voyage as on May 7, 1915, German U-20 fired a torpedo, it would strike the ship just behind the bridge, making her sink in 18 ...