What was the lusitania and what happened to it?
The Lusitania was a large passenger vessel owned by Cunard Line, and it was the sister of the Mauretania. The two liners were the fastest of the time and they could go about 26 knots. On May 7, off the coast of Ireland, a German U-Boat spotted the Lusitania and fired a torpedo at it. The explosion ripped a hole on the port side of the ship, just past the bridge. The Lusitania began to sink at a fast rate, and a second explosion occurred on the ship, and their is still a debate about whether this was a second torpedo, or simply an explosion of coal, or any other fuel aboard the ship. The Lusitania lasted for approximately 18 minutes until it sank. About 1,100 died in the sinking. The ship now lies on its port side on the sea bed.
