The ship carried 4,200,000 rounds of .303 rifle ammunition.
At the time, Atlantic shipping was being monitored by German submarines to prevent such war materials from being transported. This was the justification for the sinking of the Lusitania and the death of 1,198 civilans.
Britain argued for years that the Lusitania didn't carry any contraband. When salvage operations began, they acknowledged that there were some 5000 cases of small ammunition aboard. The wreck hasn't been totally explored but we know that it was a little more than a neutral passenger vessel.
The RMS Lusitania
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
the lusitania was very hectic and stressfull
Was the Lusitania carrying ammunition
because some allied ships were carrying contraband
because some allied ships were carrying contraband
Britain argued for years that the Lusitania didn't carry any contraband. When salvage operations began, they acknowledged that there were some 5000 cases of small ammunition aboard. The wreck hasn't been totally explored but we know that it was a little more than a neutral passenger vessel.
A synonym for contraband is illegal. An antonym for contraband is legal.
Contraband was released on 01/13/2012.
The Production Budget for Contraband was $25,000,000.
Contraband Spain was created in 1956.
Contraband is an album by Velvet Revolver.
contraband
In 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German u-boat (submarine) and sunk because the central powers believed the ship was being utilized to transport contraband (war materials) to the United Kingdom.
Contraband can be used as either a noun or an adjective (a word that describes a noun). I will give an example of each:Noun - The officer found contraband in the mobster's trunk.Adj - The DVDs were contraband because they were illegally smuggled into Canada.
One is 'contraband'.