On May 7, 1915, the German U-20 (submarine) sank the British ocean liner Lusitania. Approximately 1,200 civilians died; more than 100 were U.S. citizens
No. The sinking of the British Cunard ocean liner (passenger ship) RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 off the coast of Ireland during the First World War, as Germany waged unrestricted submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship carried 1,924 civilian passengers & crew and was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. Of the 1,119 men, women & children that were killed, 114 were Americans.
The RMS Lusitania sank in the Mid-Atlantic ocean off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915 from being struck by a torpedo by a German U-boat.
the British passenger ship called the Lusitania was sunk by a German u-boat on May 7, 1915 a couple months after Germany warned that any ship venturing through the 'war zone' would be sunk. The ship contained approximately 1200 passengers and of that 1200 passengers 128 were Americans. The British steamship Falaba was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on March 28, 1915, the date specified in the question, and slightly earlier than the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915.
The RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner that was registered at the port of Liverpool. The ship was torpedoed on May 7, 1915, by a German U-Boat.
The Germans sunk several ships while Wilson was President, but the most momentous sinking so far as the US was concerned was the sinking of the passenger ship, The Lusitania by German U-boats on May 7, 1915, killing 1198.
German U-boats torpedoed and sank the British ocean liner Lusitania on May 7 1915.
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She was torpedoed on May 7 1915 and sank within eighteen minutes.
It sank on Friday 7 May 1915.
On May 7, 1915 the American ship, the Lusitania, was sunk off the coast of Ireland. The ship was sunk by a German submarine; the event caused the death of 1198 people, 138 being Americans.
The Lusitania sank on May 7, 1915. At about 2:10 p.m., a torpedo from a German U-boat struck amidships, and about 18 minutes later, the Lusitania went down with great loss of life. A link can be found below.may 7,1915May 7, 1915
RMS Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British ship which was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915
May 7, 1915 was a Friday.
The RMS Lusitania made a total of 202 transatlantic voyages before it sank on May 7, 1915. It was launched in 1906 and became one of the most famous ocean liners of its time, known for its speed and luxury. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War I, resulting in the loss of many lives.
No. The sinking of the British Cunard ocean liner (passenger ship) RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 off the coast of Ireland during the First World War, as Germany waged unrestricted submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship carried 1,924 civilian passengers & crew and was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. Of the 1,119 men, women & children that were killed, 114 were Americans.