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TDIH 1915: Lusitania sunk by German U-Boats
On Friday, May 7, 1915, the German U-Boat U-20 torpedoed the British passenger liner R.M.S. Lusitania, 11 miles off the southern coast of Ireland. The Lusitania had departed New York on May 1 with nearly 2,000 passengers aboard and was headed for Liverpool on its usual route. The … Continue reading
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Tagged MS-1, MS-383, World War I, ww1centenary, WWI, WWI100
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