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ARTIST UNKNOWN - Sinking of the Lusitania, May 7, 1915
- Notes: On May 1st, 1915, the Royal Mail Ship Lusitania sailed from New York bound for Liverpool with 1,959 people on board. Six days later on May 7th, Commander Walther Shwieger at U 20 fired a torpedo at the Lusitania, hitting her midships. The liner sank in eighteen minutes with only 764 survivors; the dead including 94 children and infants. The sinking caused great controversy (with 128 US citizens on board the Americans were outraged) but the Germans claimed the liner was carrying armaments which made her a legitimate target. Why the liner sank in such a short time after being hit by only a single torpedo remains a mystery to this day.
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