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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.
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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.
Did The British sank the Battleship Lusitania in 1915?
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.
What was the First British Ship sunk in World War 1?
The large British passenger liner RMS Lusitania, in May 1915. Over 1500 total were killed. For more than fifty years after the war the British kept secret the fact the the ship was carrying tons of explosive guncotton and millions of rounds of rifle ammunition to England in her cargo hold, which made her a legitimate target. The German submarine commander could not have known this though. Outrage over this incident caused the Germans to cease for a time "unrestricted submarine warfare", and moved the US closer to entering the war against Germany. When the Germans resumed "unrestricted submarine warfare" at the start of 1917 they knew this move would likely cause the US to enter the war, but they were taking a gamble that they could win the war before the US could get an army to France and change the outcome.
What ship was sunk in 1915 by the Germans?
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.
What did the submarine do in World War 2?
the submarine played a key part in world war 2 for many countries, Germany used them extensively against British shipping and to destroy royal navy ships, the British used them again to destroy a few well known German ships, Japan had submarines as well like the midget submarine they also used to attack the US, ad the united states also had submarines in the pacific theater.
