RMS LUSITANIA BRITISH LINER STARTED MAIDEN VOYAGE 1907 SEPTEMBER 7
RMS LUSITANIA BRITISH LINER STARTED MAIDEN VOYAGE 1907 SEPTEMBER 7 TORPEDOED DURING WW I NOW RESTING UNDER THE ATLANTIC RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk by a German submarine in World War I, causing a major diplomatic uproar. The ship was a holder of the Blue Riband, and briefly the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her running mate Mauretania. She was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906, at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic trade. She made a total of 202 trans-Atlantic crossings.[3] History Name: Lusitania Owner: Cunard Line Operator: Cunard Line Port of registry: Liverpool Route: Liverpool to New York Builder: John Brown & Co , Clydebank , Scotland Yard number: 367 Laid down: 17 August 1904 Launched: 7 June 1906 [1] Christened: Mary, Lady Inverclyde [2] Acquired: 26 August 1907 Maiden voyage: 7 September 1907 In service: 1907–1915 Fate: Torpedoed ...