Tag: U-boats

Aftermath of Disaster: RMS Lusitania in Photographs

by kdeanfrasio, posted in Photographs

In the early afternoon of May 7, 1915, the RMS Lusitania made her way towards Liverpool, England. Six days earlier she’d left New York City on her 202nd transatlantic voyage, carrying 1,265 passengers and 694 crew members from all over the world, including nearly 150 Americans. The mood aboard Lusitania during the voyage was one … Continue reading Aftermath of Disaster: RMS Lusitania in Photographs

Impending Disaster: Footage of the Lusitania’s Departure from New York

by Audrey Amidon, posted in Motion Pictures

One hundred years ago, in the midst of the First World War, the RMS Lusitania left New York for Liverpool, England with nearly 2000 passengers and crew members aboard. In the film below, passengers arrive in a flurry of a cabs and board the ship. Less than a week later, most of them were dead, … Continue reading Impending Disaster: Footage of the Lusitania’s Departure from New York