History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Lusitania flowers at the wreck site, presented by Richard Woods (son of Nancy Wickings-Smith) Friday, 7 May 1915: The RMS Lusitania is torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 at 2:10 pm and sinks to the bottom of the sea at 2:28 pm, off the south coast of Ireland. Of the estimated 1,962 passengers and crew …
Wednesday, 6 May 2015 – 100 years later: All day today at University College Cork, the alma mater of Lusitania surgeon Dr. James McDermott, was the Lusitania lecture series that took place at the Boole I Theater. One of The Lusitania Resource‘s own administrators and contributors, historian Peter Kelly, presented a selection of stories of …
Alexei Monreal Collection On board RMS Lusitania, Thursday, 6 May 1915: Saloon passengers Charles and Mary Plamondon celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary. Recollection of second cabin passenger Jane MacFarquhar: On Thursday morning I felt rather uneasy when I discovered that the lifeboats were hung over the side of the ship. On inquiry, I was informed …
Read moreOn board #Lusitania, U-20 100 years ago – Thursday, 6 May 1915 – #Lusitania100
The image is in error, as the actual u-boat that sank the Lusitania was number 20, not 139. On board RMS Lusitania, Wednesday, 5 May 1915: A 25th birthday party is thrown for saloon passenger Dorothy Braithwaite. Marconigram for saloon passenger George Kessler: Have urgent instructions from New York to see you immediately. Kindly wire …
Read moreOn board #Lusitania, U-20 100 years ago – 5 May 1915 – #Lusitania100
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