On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was sunk on her 202nd trans-Atlantic crossing by a German U-boat 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, killing 1,197 passengers, crew and stowaways. It was during clear weather while passengers were eating lunch. She sank only 18 minutes after being hit by the German torpedo, which accounted for the large loss of life.
In the end, there were only 763 survivors out of the 1,960 souls aboard. 123 of the dead were American citizens.
Torpedoing of the British liner Lusitania by a German submarine U-20.
Here is Max Miller, in his usual style, describing the food served on Lusitania, and providing the historical details of the events of that day:
Germany had announced just before Lusitania’s sailing that they would target ocean liners flying the British flag. It was also thought that Lusitania carried American munitions destined to aid the British in WWI.
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Really interesting.
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I saw Max’s video when he first posted it. I had never heard the details of the sinking before, and no one shares them like he does. What an incredible tragedy. Eighteen minutes is a shockingly fast time for such a large vessel to sink.
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There is a really good documentary about it on YouTube. If I find it, I will link it for you.
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It is really a docudrama, but covers all the facts, and is very engaging.
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As a kid I read everything I could on both the Titanic and Lusitania. Both were tragic and amazing stories – I didn’t remember the mere 18 minutes for the Lusitania.
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