Lusitania

The German sinking of the British luxury liner Lusitania in 1915 enraged the US public since the passengers killed included 114 Americans.

Americans were stunned by the sinking of the British liner, 'Lusitania', enthralled by Charlie Chaplin and arguing about immigration.

Three years later, the sinking of the Lusitania by a German torpedo was an altogether different affair.

The oceanographer, who later found the German battleship Bismarck, the liner Lusitania, and other historic wrecks, has a simple philosophy.

The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine during the First World War.

The Lusitania, in contrast, went down in 18 minutes.

That would explain why young, healthy men on the Lusitania saved themselves without regard for fellow passengers.

Some consider McCay's Sinking of the Lusitania from 1918 to be the first animated feature film.

The Lusitania slipped below the waves a scant 18 min. after the German torpedo hit it.

Lusitania: British ocean liner sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915.

May 7th In 1915, during World War I, a torpedo from a German submarine sinks the "Lusitania" off the coast of Ireland.

But on the Lusitania, a first-class ticket didn't confer any advantages, the team reports.

Both ships were huge: the Titanic was carrying 2, 207 passengers and crew on the night it went down; the Lusitania had 1, 949.