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What was the name of the first ship US civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine?

There is no ship known, it is not the Lusitania, which was an English ship.


Why did a German you-boat why did a German you-boat sink the passenger ship lusitania the passenger ship lusitania?

The German U-boat sank the passenger ship Lusitania on May 7, 1915, because it was believed to be carrying munitions and supplies for the Allied forces during World War I. The attack was part of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare policy, which aimed to cut off supplies to Britain. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, and stirred public outrage, contributing to shifting sentiments in the U.S. towards involvement in the war.


Which British passenger ship was torpedoed by German submarine on March 28 1915?

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 sinking of which passenger ship angered President Wilson?

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.


Why did Germany offer to compensate Americans injured when a German you-boat torpedoed the french passenger ship Sussex?

Germany was afraid that America would go into war, and they were afraid of America.