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The Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Part 1

The Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Part 1

Update: 2025-08-26
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The tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 was a pivotal maritime disaster of World War I that claimed almost 1200 lives after a German U-boat torpedo struck the British ocean liner off the coast of Ireland. Part 1 of this 2 part series discusses the history of the Lusitiania as a luxury liner, political tensions as World War 1 began, and the events of the Lustiania's final voyage up until it was struck by a torpedo.


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The Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Part 1

The Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Part 1

Rich Napolitano