Post by KG on May 7, 2018 12:17:54 GMT
On 7th May 1915 the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo
Lest we forget, Lusitania sinking on May 7, 1915. Off the Old Head of Kinsale.
A few years ago the Merchant Navy Association from Barry Dock in Wales, as they looked out across the sunlit waters 15 miles south of Courtmacsherry, near Kinsale, on a day when the weather was similar to that of the sinking all strong men who had seen and experienced a lot at sea themselves and lost companions and relations during the Second World War, all had tears in their eyes, imagining what it must have been like for those aboard the Lusitania.
On the 7th May 1915 the RMS Lusitania was lost 18 kilometres off the coast of Kinsale.
History recalls the great ocean liners of the early 20th century in many different ways, mostly in terms of luxury, grandeur and achievement. But some are also remembered more tragically. For RMS Lusitania, its grand life is also saddled with a multitude of conspiracies surrounding its ultimate fate that to this day continues to be a matter of great speculation.
Whatever the truth about the whole affair, the sinking of the ship and the significant loss of life means the RMS Lusitania will always be remembered as one of the greatest ship disasters of the last century.
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Lest we forget, Lusitania sinking on May 7, 1915. Off the Old Head of Kinsale.
A few years ago the Merchant Navy Association from Barry Dock in Wales, as they looked out across the sunlit waters 15 miles south of Courtmacsherry, near Kinsale, on a day when the weather was similar to that of the sinking all strong men who had seen and experienced a lot at sea themselves and lost companions and relations during the Second World War, all had tears in their eyes, imagining what it must have been like for those aboard the Lusitania.
On the 7th May 1915 the RMS Lusitania was lost 18 kilometres off the coast of Kinsale.
History recalls the great ocean liners of the early 20th century in many different ways, mostly in terms of luxury, grandeur and achievement. But some are also remembered more tragically. For RMS Lusitania, its grand life is also saddled with a multitude of conspiracies surrounding its ultimate fate that to this day continues to be a matter of great speculation.
Whatever the truth about the whole affair, the sinking of the ship and the significant loss of life means the RMS Lusitania will always be remembered as one of the greatest ship disasters of the last century.
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