On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland and nearly 1,200 lives were lost. Library of Congress via WikiCommons When the First World War began, in the ...

The Lusitania and the RMS Titanic are two of the most majestic vessels the British have ever produced. Both tragically sank, causing enormous loss of life. What's particularly notable about the two ...

On May 7, 1915, the RMS Lusitania was nearing the Irish coast when a German U-boat fired a single torpedo. Within 18 minutes, the ship had sunk, leaving over a thousand dead and just over 700 ...

After Lusitania sank in 1915, it carried not only passengers but also valuable cargo to the bottom of the ocean. Decades later, divers began exploring the wreck, searching for lost items and ...

Cork marked the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania during the First World War with a series of special events and ceremonies on Monday afternoon. The liner was torpedoed by a German ...

The ocean liner's sinking by a German U-boat led to the U.S. entering World War I. Erik Larson, author of Dead Wake, says British intelligence... The Lusitania Mystery: Why British Codebreakers Didn't ...

One hundred years ago on May 7, 1915, the giant British luxury passenger ship Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine U-20 and sunk as it approached England. Aboard 1,198 of 1,959 passengers and ...

WASHINGTON - Owning a fragment of history - a Gettysburg bullet, a Coolidge campaign button - is fun, so in 1968 Gregg Bemis became an owner of the Lusitania. This 787-feet-long passenger liner has ...

Two new grave markers have been installed at St Multose churchyard in Kinsale to mark the 110th anniversary today of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. Ship stewards George Cranston and Richard ...

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