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On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. The Germans justify the sinking of the Lusitania because the ship was carrying “contraband of war” – munitions. A claim denied by the British. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans.
RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship or Steamer), and is used to carry mail for the British Royal Mail.

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