When Lusitania was built, her construction and operating expenses were subsidized by the British government, with the provision that she could be converted to an See more

Cork county coroner
On 8 May, the local county coroner John Hogan opened an inquest in Kinsale into the deaths of two … See more

The last survivor was Audrey Warren Lawson-Johnston (née Pearl), who was born in New York City on 15 February 1915. She was the fourth of six children (the youngest two … See more

Cruiser rules and Admiralty instructions
The "prize rules" or "cruiser rules", based in customary law and influenced by the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 and the 1909 See more

Departure
While many British passenger ships had been called into duty for the war effort, Lusitania remained on her regular route between See more

German
• German propaganda postcard of Lusitania. The torpedo is incorrectly depicted as hitting the port side of ship. Next to the Kaiserliche Marine ensign is shown Grand Admiral Tirpitz, major proponent of … See more

Film
There is no footage of the sinking.
• Animation pioneer Winsor McCay spent nearly two years … See more