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When Did The Lusitania Sink?
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The Lusitania sunk approximately 14 miles off the coast of Southern Ireland at Old Head of Kinsale. It was a British ocean liner famous for its luxurious accommodations and speed capability that primarily ferried people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the United States and Great Britain. Its sinking led the US into joining the World War.
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Since the outbreak of World War I, ocean voyage had become dangerous and with the British ocean liner Lusitania on open waters, it is believed that the Germans torpedoed the liner. Captain William Thomas Turner had slowed the Lusitania down because of fog making them vulnerable. Though there are several explained causes, no matter the exact cause, it was the second explosion that made the ship sink.
The Lusitania sunk as a result of being hit by a torpedo launched by a German U- boat known as U20. The Lusitania sunk after only eighteen minutes. The passengers and crew drowned with 128 of them being Americans. Before this attack America claimed neutrality, the sinking of the Lusitania is thought to have caused America's entry into the First World War.
The RMS Lusitania sank on the 7th of May, 1915 after it was torpedoed by German U-boat U-20. It sank in 18 minutes killing the 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard.
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The RMS Lusitania, an ocean liner from Scotland, was shot down by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. She sunk about 8 miles from Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, n about 18 minutes.You
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The Cunard Liner Lusitania sank on 5/7/1915 . It was hit by torpedoes launched by a German submarine and sank within 12 hours. It was headed for Liverpool, England.
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The Lusitania was torpedoed on 7 May 1915, and sank in 18 minutes. The passenger ship sailing from New York to Liverpool was sunk by a German U-boat because it contained munitions
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It was torpedoed by U-20.
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