This liner was carrying about 5500 cases of ammunition when sunk by a U-boat May 7, 1915
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American Foreign Policy  The Turning Point, 18981919 Part 4 ...  May 1, 1995 ... On May 7, 1915, cruising off the southern coast of Ireland, Captain Walter Schwieger, of U-boat 20, found a target. ... Schwieger had sunk the Lusitania , star of the British Cunard Line. ... investigation had revealed  that the Lusitania was carrying 5,500 cases of ammunition  and declared that Americans...
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jeopardy/1440_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  WORLD WAR I | This liner was carrying about 5500 cases of ammunition when sunk by a U-boat May 7, 1915 | Lusitania. right: David. Wrong: Value: $400.
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Lusitania: May 7, 1915 - Historum - History Forums  DID the sinking of Lusitania lose Germany the war because the Kaiser ... Was Lusitania carrying other "contraband," from the point of view of Germany? ... the category of ammunition forbidden aboard a passenger liner; instead, it was .... So the Germans turned to the U-boat to counter the British blockade.
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TIL the RMS Lusitania, the ship whose sinking was the deciding ...  Sep 19, 2013 ... Lusitania departed Pier 54 in New York on 1 May 1915." ... Sinking a passenger liner because it also carried war supplies seems like a serious provocation. ..... had 5,400 cases of ammunition that would be used to kill German soldiers. ... A person next to him reads a newspaper with the headline "U Boat...
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Jeopary Questions page 1513 - HARVARD UNIVERSITY - Trivia Bistro  WORLD WAR I: This liner was carrying about 5500 cases of ammunition when sunk by a U-boat May 7, 1915  MOUNTAINS: Bolivia's highest peak, Sajama, lies...
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List of the largest ships hit by U-boats in World War I - Wikipedia  During the First World War, U-boats of the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) ... Kptlt. Gustav Sieresponsible for sinking the largest ship on the list, the hospital ship Britannic torpedoed and sunk (the ... USS President Lincoln  United States Navy, 18,168, 000000001918-05-31-000031 May 1918, U-90...
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Germany sinks Lusitania, killing 1,200, in 1915; - The Bulletin  May 7, 2011 ... In 1915, nearly 1,200 people died when a German torpedo sank the ... for decades following his prison escape in 1965, returned to Britain,...
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The Lusitania - Spartacus Educational  Read the essential details about the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1917. The Lusitania, was at 32000 tons, the largest passenger vessel on transatlantic ... who suspected that a non-military vessel was carrying war materials, had to stop and search it, ..... (2) Statement issued by the German Embassy on 22nd April 1915.
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Full text of "Navy yearbook" - Internet Archive  A supplementary sea-air watch has been maintained off the coasts of France and ... r WORLD WAR II the Deutschland (later renamed Liirzow) and Admiral Grat Spee ... ,he,r design, the Germans, carrying out plans se, in motion many days before, ... A destroyer, an ammunition ship and several supply ships were sunk at a...
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Bismarck sunk by Royal Navy - May 27, 1941 - HISTORY.com  On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the ... In a ferocious battle, the Hood exploded and sank, and all but three of the 1,421 ... The overloaded Sultana before it sank on April 27, 1865. ... HMS Guerriere ... War, the Russian Baltic Fleet is nearly destroyed at the Battle of Tsushima Strait.
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The Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915 - EyeWitness to History  The sinking of the luxury liner off the Irish coast. ... Unknown to her passengers but probably no secret to the Germans, almost all her hidden cargo consisted of...
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Lusitania & Other ships [Archive] - SUBSIM Radio Room Forums  On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed ... about 173 tons of war munitions for Britain, which the Germans cited as ... Also, if you would like, post other passenger ships that were sunk during ... ocean liner are propagada, again) and had ammunition and troops aboard.
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Lusitania | British ship | Britannica.com  Apr 30, 2015 ... British ocean liner, the sinking of which by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, ... New York to Liverpool with 1,959 passengers and crew on board. ... The Lusitania was carrying a cargo of rifle ammunition and shells (together about 173 tons), ... The sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania on May 7, 1915, which...
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jeopardy/1610_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  WORLD WAR I | On May 8, 1915 the New York Times headline read: This British liner "sunk by a submarine" | the Lusitania. right: Ken. Wrong: Joe: What is the...
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German submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.com  The Lusitania sank within 20 minutes. ... Wilson's actions On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland.
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The 1917 Halifax explosion threw this half-ton (plus) anchor shaft ...  On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. ..... A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people .... killed more than 1600 people and injured 9000 in Canada's worst disaster. ... killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square miles in Chicago, Illinois.
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U-94 Sunk By USN PBY Plane and HMCS Oakville 8 ... - NHHC - Navy  Jun 3, 2015 ... U-94 Sunk By USN PBY Plane and HMCS Oakville 8-27-42 ... Account of the Operations of the American Navy in France During the War With .... Capture of CSS Florida by USS Wachusett - Report of Commander Napoleon ... and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other...
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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania - Wikipedia  1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard killed, leaving 761 survivors. Turned international opinion against Germany. The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during ... The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down 11...
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German submarine sinks Lusitania - May 07, 1915 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, German submarine sinks Lusitania on May 07, 1915. ... May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by ... that Americans traveling on British or Allied ships in war zones did so at their own risk. ... the sinking of the Lusitania had convinced him that the United States could...
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Packwood, Keith [WorldCat Identities]  "Just one big mess" the Halifax explosion, 1917( Visual ) 2 ... 1917, two ships, one of which was loaded with munitions, collided in Halifax Harbour. The explosion which followed levelled two square miles of the city, killed over 1600 people ... An intriguing look at Canada's capital and how it serves people across the country.
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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania - Wikipedia  The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine ... The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. .... She departed Pier 54 in New York on 1 May 1915 on her return trip to Liverpool...