History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
The long-awaited Volume 2 of Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography is now available for purchase! This several-years-long labor of love is now available for all to read, having been released on 17 April 2025. One of our website’s frequent contributors, Michael Poirier, is a contributing author, and this is very exciting news! Please head over to the book’s …
The 110th Lusitania sinking anniversary is approaching, and I wanted to provide information for anyone who may be thinking of attending events in either Liverpool or Kinsale. The details are as follows: Liverpool Commemoration 2025 Wednesday, 7 May 2025 1:55 pm Museum of Liverpool Pier Head, Liverpool, United Kingdom, L3 1DG We will meet by …
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On 21 May 2020, Gregg Bemis, the owner of the Lusitania wreck, passed away at age 91 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. He was due to celebrate his 92nd birthday the following week. His ship, the Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 in 1915, resulting in the deaths of almost 1,200 …
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Profuse apologize for the long absence (the reasons for which would be another long post in itself, but that’s not what this post is for), but the Lusitania anniversary is upon us once again. Thanks to Janet Hereward (from the family of survivor Herbert Ehrhardt) for passing along the following information: A Lusitania Memorial Garden …
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