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; 13 miles) off …

Mar 28, 2026 · 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 …

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 (1914-18). Struck off the coast of southern Ireland, the ship …

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, turning …

Nov 20, 2022 · Despite bad weather, entanglement hazards, and a deteriorating subject (not to mention a pandemic), a dedicated team continues to document this historically important wreck off the Irish …

On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was sailing off the southern coast of Ireland when a German submarine fired a torpedo at it – and struck.

Old photograph of the Lusitania setting sail for an early voyage across the Atlantic. The RMS Lusitania’s shipwreck was first identified on October 6th, 1935.

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 has never been …

RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915. The luxury passenger liner was crossing the Atlantic from New York to Liverpool when the German submarine U-20 fired without …

Dec 2, 2009 · On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I (1914-18) erupted across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York …