Sinking of the Lusitania
On 7 May 1915 the German submarine U-20 torpedoed the Cunard liner Lusitania off the Old Head of Kinsale. She sank in 18 minutes; only 763 of the 1,960 people aboard survived, and about 128 of the dead were American. The sinking turned opinion against Germany and contributed to the US entry into the war.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1915 CE mainstream
7 May: without warning, U-20 under Walther Schwieger fires a single torpedo; after a second explosion inside the ship she sinks in 18 minutes, and only 763 of 1,960 aboard survive source - 1917 CE mainstream
6 April: the United States enters the war; the Lusitania had contributed to it, and images of her were used heavily in US propaganda and recruiting source - 1982 CE mainstream
one of the ship's four-bladed propellers is raised from the wreck; it is now shown at the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool source
Where
51.4167° N, 8.5500° W
The point is Wikipedia's position for the sinking, about 11 nautical miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.
Sources
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