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There were quite a few British liners sunk by German U-Boats during WWI, but I suspect the answer you seek is the most famous one. This was the Lusitania, sunk in May 1915 off the coast of Ireland by U-20, with the loss of more than 1500 lives, including 128 Americans.
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∙ 10y agothe Lusitania OR the Sussex. If you are doing a history crossword, this fits.
Lusitania uh one of them anyway
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∙ 15y agoThe Lusitania and the Arabic two famous ones.
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∙ 14y agoThe Lusitania
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∙ 12y agoThe HMS Lusitania.
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∙ 16y agoLusitania
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∙ 12y agoLusitaina
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Describe the Sinking of the Lusitania?
The Lusitania was a passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat during WW1 who thought it was carrying supplies to britain for the war effort. The ship sunk in 18 minutes killing thousands of innocent citizens. This outrage is one of the leading factors bringing America into WW1.
Who did the british fight against in ww1?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria.
What happened to SS Traffic The sister ship of the SS Nomadic?
It was used as a troop transport during WW1, survived untill WW2 when the germans had hold of it and the british sank it. Wreck has never been discovered
What are the Lusitania and the Sussex?
The Lusitania was a cruise ship full of Americans that was accidentally sunk by the Germans in WW1, and was the main cause of American involvement in WW1. When Germany helped to keep the U.S. out of the war by eventually promising not to sink any more passenger ships, but then Germany violated that by sinking unarmed French passenger ship Sussex. Then again Germany declared and promised not to sink unarmed ships, the promise was called Sussex Pledge.
What was one of the effects that resulted from the sinking of the Lusitania?
The Germans had decided that they would sink any ship they wanted without warning even if it was a merchant ship. This had upset the Americans because they soon started losing many American lives even though they were neutral. One of the worst incidents was the sinking of the Lusitania, a British luxury liner which the Germans sunk without first warning the ship. The Germans had killed 128 Americans that were on the luxury ship. This brought the U.S into the war. (America eventually entered World War I.)
What was name of ship sunk in ww1?
It was the British ship RMS Lusitania on a voyage from New York carrying American citizens and torpedoed of Cork in Ireland that propelled the US government to engage in WW1.
What was one of the effect that resulted from the sinking of the Lusitania?
Torpedo hit the Lusitania and it exploded . May 7th 1915 it sunk at 2:10 pm. Germans wanted everyone on the British ship wanted into war zone. Because British / US was carring amo America eventually entered WW1.
What was the one of the effects that resulted from the sinking of the lusitania?
Torpedo hit the Lusitania and it exploded . May 7th 1915 it sunk at 2:10 pm. Germans wanted everyone on the British ship wanted into war zone. Because British / US was carring amo America eventually entered WW1.
Describe the Sinking of the Lusitania?
The Lusitania was a passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat during WW1 who thought it was carrying supplies to britain for the war effort. The ship sunk in 18 minutes killing thousands of innocent citizens. This outrage is one of the leading factors bringing America into WW1.
Who did the british fight against in ww1?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria.
How did the lusitania play a role in the US entering ww1?
The British Lusitania was sunk of Ireland by the German submarines. 128 Americans perished. At the time, America was neutral and had nothing to do with the war. However, to be fair, the Germans had no way of knowing if Americans were aboard.
What happened to SS Traffic The sister ship of the SS Nomadic?
It was used as a troop transport during WW1, survived untill WW2 when the germans had hold of it and the british sank it. Wreck has never been discovered
Who used the most animals in WW1?
Because Germany sunk the Lusitania and that gave us an excuse to get involved, there where unarmed American civilians on the ship.
What are the Lusitania and the Sussex?
The Lusitania was a cruise ship full of Americans that was accidentally sunk by the Germans in WW1, and was the main cause of American involvement in WW1. When Germany helped to keep the U.S. out of the war by eventually promising not to sink any more passenger ships, but then Germany violated that by sinking unarmed French passenger ship Sussex. Then again Germany declared and promised not to sink unarmed ships, the promise was called Sussex Pledge.
What are the pros and cons of the WW1 submarines?
Introduced undersea warfare. They were used by the Germans to destroy British ships.
What was one of the effects that resulted from the sinking of the Lusitania?
The Germans had decided that they would sink any ship they wanted without warning even if it was a merchant ship. This had upset the Americans because they soon started losing many American lives even though they were neutral. One of the worst incidents was the sinking of the Lusitania, a British luxury liner which the Germans sunk without first warning the ship. The Germans had killed 128 Americans that were on the luxury ship. This brought the U.S into the war. (America eventually entered World War I.)
Germans won WW1?
No.
