The British Cunard Liner Torpedoed Off Ireland in 18 Minutes on 7 May 1915 With the Loss of 1,198 Lives Including 128 Americans
The Cunard liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 approximately 18 km off the southern Irish coast at 2:10 p.m. on 7 May 1915. She sank in 18 minutes. 1,198 of 1,959 aboard died, including 128 American citizens. The sinking shifted American public opinion against Germany and contributed to the eventual 1917 American entry into the First World War.
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