The Sinking of the Lusitania
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Led to changes in maritime law
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
American inquiry
British inquiry |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Eyewitness testimonies
1,198 people 761 people |
| gptkbp:caused_by |
German U-boat attack
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| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:crew |
702 crew members
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Inspired songs and poems
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| gptkbp:date |
May 7, 1915
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries gptkb:films |
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
Increased submarine warfare awareness
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Controversy over warnings
Debate over British propaganda Debate over German justification Debate over civilian casualties Debate over maritime laws Debate over neutrality of the U. S. Debate over ship's armament |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Catalyst for U. S. entry into WWI
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Sinking of the Lusitania
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Held in various countries
Lusitania Memorial in Cobh, Ireland |
| gptkbp:length |
787 feet
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| gptkbp:location |
off the coast of Ireland
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| gptkbp:losses |
18 minutes
12 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale 2:10 PM |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:British
gptkb:RMS_Lusitania 1 torpedo |
| gptkbp:number_of_holes |
4 funnels
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| gptkbp:owner |
gptkb:Cunard_Line
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Sinking_of_the_RMS_Arabic
gptkb:Sinking_of_the_RMS_Sussex U-boat campaign |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Increased tensions between the United States and Germany
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| gptkbp:seating_capacity |
gptkb:Alfred_Vanderbilt
gptkb:J._Bruce_Ismay gptkb:Isidor_Straus gptkb:Charles_Frohman 2,198 passengers |
| gptkbp:significance |
Influenced public opinion against Germany
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| gptkbp:sister_ship |
Sank after being torpedoed
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| gptkbp:speed |
25 knots
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| gptkbp:squadrons |
gptkb:beach
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Windsor_Mc_Cay
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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