Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Lusitania
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath propaganda campaigns
diplomatic protests by the United States
changes in German submarine policy
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:captain_of_ship gptkb:William_Thomas_Turner
gptkbp:cargo mail
passengers
alleged munitions
gptkbp:cause torpedo attack by German U-boat
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Lusitania_Peace_Memorial,_Cobh
gptkbp:controversy alleged munitions cargo
gptkbp:country_of_attacker gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:crew 694
gptkbp:date 7 May 1915
gptkbp:depth_of_wreck about 93 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
gptkbp:impact shifted public opinion in the United States
gptkbp:location off the coast of Ireland
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international outrage
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Old_Head_of_Kinsale_memorial
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notable_passengers gptkb:Elbert_Hubbard
gptkb:Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Charles_Frohman
gptkbp:number_of_Americans_killed 128
gptkbp:number_of_passengers 1,266
gptkbp:operator_of_victim gptkb:Cunard_Line
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:German_U-boat_U-20
gptkbp:precededBy warnings in newspapers
gptkbp:related_shipwreck wreck of the RMS Lusitania
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Zimmermann_Telegram
gptkb:Unrestricted_submarine_warfare
gptkbp:ship_departed_from gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:ship_destination gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:significance contributed to US entry into World War I
gptkbp:subject numerous books and documentaries
artworks and memorials
gptkbp:survived 761
gptkbp:time_to_sink 18 minutes
gptkbp:torpedoed_by gptkb:Walther_Schwieger
gptkbp:type_of_ship gptkb:ship
gptkbp:victim gptkb:RMS_Lusitania
1,198
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered 1935
gptkbp:wreckLocation near Kinsale, Ireland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seconds_From_Disaster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7