Stella's Place

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:

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