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The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Samuel Begg ((1854–1936))
The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south-west coast of Ireland near Kinsale. Although an unarmed passenger ship, she was carrying munitions. 1198 people lost their lives, of whom 128 were US citizens. The sinking was a main cause of America's entry into World War I.
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7116px × 4442px
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1910s
1st World War
20th century
Begg
Boat
BOATS
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FIRST WORLD WAR
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Geography
LIFEBOAT
LINER
LUSITANIA
PASSENGER SHIP
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SAMUEL
Samuel Begg
Seascape
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SHIPS
SINKING
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Torpedo
Tragedy
transport
TRANSPORTATION
Wars
Water
water transport
World War I
WORLD WAR ONE
WW1