RMS Lusitania looked like the glamorous future of Atlantic travel, but at high speed her stern could vibrate so violently that key spaces became unusable. This breaks down the propeller wake ...

On May 7, 1915, the RMS Lusitania was nearing the Irish coast when a German U-boat fired without warning. A single torpedo struck the ship, followed by a second internal explosion that caused it to ...

Cork marked the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania during the First World War with a series of special events and ceremonies on Monday afternoon. The liner was torpedoed by a German ...

Cobh will host a solemn and dignified tribute this May as the annual Lusitania Commemoration Ceremony takes place on Sunday, May 11, marking 110 years since the tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania off ...

On May 7, 1915, the Germany submarine (U-boat) U-20 sank the British ocean liner Lusitania. Approximately 1200 civilians died; more than 100 were U.S. citizens. In reply to President Woodrow Wilson’s ...

The British ocean liner was torpedoed by the Germans during World War I, killing over one thousand people and changing the tide of war. But controversy still surrounds the disaster as some questions ...

On May 7, 1915, the transatlantic liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by the German Sub U-20. This year marks the 100th anniversary of this event. This ship is so important in world history, it ...