Lusitania - Record-setting Ship

The Lusitania set sail from New York City in the spring of 1915, despite a warning from the German government which threatened to sink non-military ships sailing in “waters adjacent to the British Isles.”  It is doubtful the ship’s passengers were aware of that warning (or took it seriously).

See, also:

Lusitania - Luxury at Sea

Lusitania - At Sea, Before the Torpedo Strike 

Lusitania - U-20 Patrols the North Atlantic

Lusitania - In a Position of Peril

Lusitania - Torpedoed by U-20

Lusitania - Explosion

Lusitania - Disaster at Sea

Lusitania - Sinking and Aftermath

Lord Mersey and the Lusitania Wreck Inquiry 

Lusitania - Wreck Inquiry Findings

Credits

This video clip is from the BBC’s recreation of the ship, and the story of her 1915 sinking, entitled Lusitania:  Murder on the Atlantic.