Lusitania - In a Position of Peril
Just west of the Old Head of Kinsale on Ireland’s southern coast, Lusitania was about fourteen miles offshore. As the fog lifted, she was spotted by a lurking German submarine, U-20.
Following directions to change course to Queenstown, Captain Turner came closer to the unseen submarine.
At the time, standard practice amongst warring parties was to warn a vessel which was about to be attacked. That would allow people to evacuate the ship, before it sank. No one from U-20 issued any warning to the Lusitania.
No one on board saw the submarine before it released its torpedo.
See, also:
Lusitania - Record-setting Ship
Lusitania - Luxury at Sea
Lusitania - At Sea, Before the Torpedo Strike
Lusitania - U-20 Patrols the North Atlantic
Lusitania - Torpedoed by U-20
Lusitania - Explosion
Lusitania - Disaster at Sea
Lusitania - Sinking and Aftermath
Lord Mersey and the Lusitania Wreck Inquiry
Media 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. Copyright, BBC, all rights reserved. Clip provided here as fair use for educational purposes and to acquaint new viewers with the production.
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