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Mauretania’s 105th Maiden Voyage Anniversary, and the legacies of Lusitania, Mauretania, and Titanic
The RMS Mauretania left Liverpool, England, 105 years ago today. Mauretania went on to become one of the most beloved ships in ocean liner history, a fate very much different from that of her tragic sister’s. As Mauretania was the larger ship, it doesn’t surprise me that Cunard picked her as the flagship over Lusitania. …
Veterans/Armistice Day 2012
11 November marks the 94th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. This war was, of course, the one in which the beautiful Lusitania and many of her passengers and crew were lost. The war had a significant impact on the rest of the 20th Century, including but not limited to: Dismembering Austria-Hungary, …
Computer simulation of the U-20’s attack on Lusitania
From our friends at Lusitania Online are the results of a computer simulation of the U-20’s attack on the Lusitania. These simulations take into account Schweiger’s over estimation of the Lusitania‘s speed to figure out where would be the most likely point of torpedo impact. The simulation also runs calculations for whether it would have …
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