Luxury at Sea

Lusitania had set speed records during her transatlantic crossings.  In early May, 1915, she was en route to her home port of Liverpool, carrying about 1959 passengers.  Some of those passengers were wealthy Americans whose country was not yet embroiled in World War I.

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.