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RMS Lusitania Collection

Historic decor prints of the British ocean liner, RMS Lustania

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The Lusitania, which was owned by the Cunard Line, was built to compete for the highly lucrative transatlantic passenger trade. Construction began in 1904 and the liner was completed in 1907, at which time it was the largest ship in the world, measuring some 787 feet (240 metres) in length and weighing approximately 31,550 tons. It was sunk in 1915 on the return leg of its 101st roundtrip voyage across the Atlantic when it was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland.

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Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Lusitania Deck

Lusitania Deck
A view on the deck of the Cunard liner Lusitania, circa 1915. The ship was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on 7th May 1915. Original Publication: The Graphic, pub. 15th May 1915

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: The Lusitania

The Lusitania
The Cunard liner Lusitania, one of only 14 four-stackers ever built steaming into New York harbour. She was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland in 1915

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: The Lusitania

The Lusitania
circa 1910: British liner the Lusitania, which was sunk off Kinsale on the Irish coast by a German U-boat in 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: The Boat Train

The Boat Train
4th September 1909: The dining car of the Lusitanias boat train, at Fishguard. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Aboard Lusitania

Aboard Lusitania
December 1911: Passengers on board British Cunard liner Lusitania. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Lusitania

Lusitania
circa 1914: The British steamship, Lusitania sunk by a German submarine on the 7th May 1915 with the loss of 1198 lives. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Ships Dining Room

Ships Dining Room
circa 1909: The dining room aboard the British SS Lusitania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Lusitania

Lusitania
1907: The British merchant ship Lusitania at sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Lusitania Lounge

Lusitania Lounge
circa 1910: The magnificent lounge of the Cunard steamship Lusitania, which was torpedoed by a German submarine during World War I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Lusitania Sunk

Lusitania Sunk
7th May 1915: The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner Lusitania by a German submarine off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. 128 US citizens lost their lives

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: The Lusitania

The Lusitania
14th September 1909: The Cunard liner the Lusitania arrives at Fishguard. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Walking On Gangway

Walking On Gangway
December 1911: Passengers on British Cunard liner Lusitanias gangway on arrival. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: The Lusitania

The Lusitania
circa 1914: The Cunard Liner The Lusitania. Torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland The Lusitania sank with a large loss of life. Amongst the casualties were many American citizens

Background imageRMS Lusitania Collection: Rough Seas

Rough Seas
1st June 1912: Rough seas seen from the deck of the Cunard liner Lusitania, which was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915 with great loss of life. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)


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