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Yes,RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner owned by the Cunard Line and built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank, Scotland. Named after the ancient Roman province of Lusitania, which is present day Portugal. She was torpedoed by German U-boat U-20on 7 May 1915 and sank in eighteen minutes, eleven miles (19 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale[4], Ireland, killing about 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany and contributed to the entry of theUnited States into World War I.[5] The sinking of Lusitania was a coup for anti-German sentiment, caused great controversy and became an iconic symbol in recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought. The vessel then was owned by Great Britain. Wikipedia.com

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