RMS Lusitania
German U-Boats sunk the Lusitania because the Lusitania may have held British war munitions.
Lusitania
The British liner that was sunk by the Germans in 1915 was the RMS Lusitania. The sinking of the Lusitania was a significant event that contributed to the entry of the United States into World War I.
It was sunk in May 1915 during World War 1 by Germany.
Lusitania was sunk in 1915.
The Lusitania.
The British ocean liner sunk by the Germans in 1915 was the RMS Lusitania. On May 7, 1915, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland, resulting in the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew members. The sinking of the Lusitania significantly influenced public opinion against Germany and contributed to the United States' eventual entry into World War I.
The Lusitania.
The British passenger liner that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, was the RMS Lusitania. The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew, including 128 Americans, and it played a significant role in shifting public opinion against Germany during World War I. The sinking heightened tensions between the United States and Germany and contributed to the U.S. entering the war in 1917.
British luxury passenger liner, RMS Lusitania was sunk by German U-20 off the coast of Ireland. The liner was en-route from New York City to Liverpool, England with 1,924 passengers & crew. Of the 1,119 deaths, 114 were Americans including Alfred Vanderbilt, one of the world's richest men. This event enraged American public opinion against Germany.
The Lusitania was a British luxury liner sunk by the Germans in 1915. 128 Americans perished in the disaster. Thus, the Lusitania's demise became one of the main reasons for the United States' declaration of war.
There may have been more than one for all I know, but the most famous (at least in the US) and the one that comes immediately to mind was the Lusitania.