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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The sinking of the
Cunard
ocean liner
RMS Lusitania
occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the
First World War
, as
Germany
waged
submarine warfare
against the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German
U-boat
and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down off the
Old Head of Kinsale
, Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany, contributed to the
American entry into World War I
and became an iconic symbol in military recruiting campaigns of why the war was being fought.
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