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 Lusitania.
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.
The Lusitana was a British ocean liner that was sailing near Ireland when it was sunk by German U-boats during World War I (1915). It contained hundred of Americans, most of who died, and was a factor in the US's entrance in World War I.
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