RMS LUSITANIA

Descripción

RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 off the south coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915. Her sinking in less than twenty minutes with the loss of nearly 1.200 lives shocked the civilized world. Although famous now for her loss, whe built in 1907 she was the fastet and largest ship in the world and had a successful career spanning nearly eight years before that fateful day.