The RMS Lusitania was a UK-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.The attack took place in the declared maritime war-zone around the UK, shortly after unrestricted submarine warfare against the ships of the United Kingdom …

RMS Lusitania (named after the Roman province in Western Europe corresponding to modern Portugal) was a British ocean liner that was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 and that held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908. It was briefly the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of the Mauretania three months later.

Mar 09, 2020 · On May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania, which primarily ferried people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the United States and Great Britain, was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sunk. Of the 1,949 people on board, 1,313 died,   including 128 Americans The sinking of the Lusitania enraged Americans and hastened the …

Die RMS Lusitania war ein Passagierschiff der britischen Reederei Cunard Line ... Band 1: Atrocity of war and a wreck-diving history. 1998, ISBN 1-883056-06-3 (zur Lusitania vor allem in diesem Band). Band 2: Dangerous descents into shipwrecks and law. 1999, ISBN 1-883056-07-1.

Il Lusitania alla partenza da New York il 1° maggio 1915, per quello che sarebbe diventato il suo ultimo viaggio. Il Lusitania venne costruito nei cantieri navali della John Brown, in Scozia. Venne varato il 7 giugno del 1906, mentre il RMS Mauretania era ancora in fase di costruzione presso i cantieri Swan, Hunter & Wigan Richardson. Il ...

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (Ger. orth.Kaiser Wilhelm der Große) was a German transatlantic ocean liner named after Wilhelm I, German Emperor, the first monarch of the German Empire.. The liner was built in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) for the Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL), and entered service in 1897. It was the first liner to have four funnels and is considered to be the …

With the introduction of the Lusitania and Mauretania the Cunard Line had stolen a march on the White Star Line; with Olympic, Titanic and Britannic Bruce Ismay and Lord Pirrie saw a golden opportunity to regain the initiative and with it a hefty slice of the transatlantic passenger trade.. The new vessels would forsake speed for the increased safety and comfort that would come …

Discover the true history of RMS Titanic. Encyclopedia Titanica tells the stories of the real people that designed, built and sailed on RMS Titanic. There is a individual biography for every Titanic passenger and Crew Member and articles, deck plans, pictures and movies to help you discover the truth about the greatest shipwreck in history.

The sinking of the Titanic has inspired many urban legends There have been several legends and myths surrounding the RMS Titanic. These have ranged from the myth about the ship being unsinkable, to the myth concerning the final song played by the ship's orchestra. Contents 1 Unsinkable 2 David Sarnoff, wireless reports and the use of SOS 3 Titanic's band 4 The stories …

RMS Lancastria was a British ocean liner requisitioned by the UK Government during the Second World War.She was sunk on 17 June 1940 during Operation Aerial.Having received an emergency order to evacuate British nationals and troops from France the ship was loaded well in excess of its capacity of 1,300 passengers. Modern estimates suggest that between 4,000 and …