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- Eighteen Minutes The Sinking of the Lusitania and the Eighteen Minutes That Changed the World · Liszt Think
On May 7, 1915, a single torpedo from U-20 struck the Lusitania off the Old Head of Kinsale.
- The Queen of the Atlantic…; structural supports were there. The summer of 1914 found the Lusitania on her regular route between Liverpool and New York, with stops at Queenstown in Ireland to pick up additional passengers and mail. The political situation in Europe had grown tense. Austria-Hungary and Serbia were in…
- A Notice in the Newspapers…them. There, in a narrow column, ran the Cunard Line’s advertisement for the Lusitania, scheduled to sail that afternoon for Liverpool via Queenstown. The advertisement promised speed, comfort, and the reliable service of the world’s fastest passenger liner. Beside it, in a box bordered w…
- Aboard the Lusitania…the wireless signal “Questor.” She replied “Westrona.” This exchange has been interpreted by some as a coded message diverting the ship to Queenstown. It was not. According to the Merchant Vessel codebook, it was a routine query to confirm the Lusitania had the correct edition of the code…