Lusitania

1907 - 1915

Cunard line

Blue Riband holder. Sister ship to Mauretania. As everyone knows, the Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 off the coast of Ireland on May 1st, 1915. She sank in less than 20 minutes, with the loss of 1,195 lives.

 

 

 

 

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