Sinking of RMS Lusitania

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:captain_of_ship gptkb:William_Thomas_Turner
gptkbp:cause torpedoed by German U-boat
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Lusitania_Peace_Memorial,_Cobh
gptkbp:controversy alleged munitions cargo
gptkbp:crew 694
gptkbp:date 1915-05-07
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinking of RMS Lusitania
gptkbp:invaded gptkb:ship
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:British_Board_of_Trade
gptkbp:location off the coast of Ireland
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Old_Head_of_Kinsale_memorial
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Elbert_Hubbard
gptkb:Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Charles_Frohman
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Avis_Dolphin
gptkb:Charles_Lauriat_Jr.
gptkb:Joseph_Parry
gptkbp:number_of_Americans_killed 128
gptkbp:number_of_passengers 1266
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Cunard_Line
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Germany
gptkb:German_U-boat_U-20
gptkbp:related_ship gptkb:RMS_Titanic
gptkb:RMS_Mauretania
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Zimmermann_Telegram
gptkb:Unrestricted_submarine_warfare
gptkbp:resultedIn anti-German sentiment
diplomatic protests by United States
international outrage
gptkbp:ship_departed_from gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:ship_destination gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:significance influenced US entry into World War I
gptkbp:subject books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:survived 761
gptkbp:time_to_sink 18 minutes
gptkbp:type_of_ship gptkb:ship
gptkbp:victim gptkb:RMS_Lusitania
1198
gptkbp:wreck_depth about 93 meters
gptkbp:wreckLocation gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3