Lusitania, commanded by Commodore James Watt, moored at the Liverpool landing stage for her maiden voyage at 4:30 pm on Saturday 7 September 1907 as the onetime Blue Riband holder …

Nov 8, 2025 · 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 …

The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-20 on 7 May 1915, becoming a casualty of World War I. 128 American civilians died in the attack, …

Jun 4, 2025 · RMS Lusitania was a British transatlantic liner infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914 to 18). Struck off the coast of southern …

2 days ago · The sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 exposed the conflict between civilian travel and wartime contraband, sparking a legal and diplomatic crisis that redefined global neutrality.

Nov 10, 2025 · The story of the Lusitania, the luxury ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, whose tragic end reshaped the course of World War I.

At around 14.15 on 7 May, the Lusitania was about 15 miles south of Ireland off the Old Head of Kinsale when a German submarine U-20 torpedoed her. A second explosion followed which …

On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, …

The Sinking of the Lusitania | Full Documentary | In this powerful documentary, we uncover the real story behind the tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 — the event that changed …

Apr 17, 2018 · A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster set off a chain of events that …