sinking of RMS Lusitania

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aftermath diplomatic protests by United States
propaganda use by Allied powers
gptkbp:casualties 1198
gptkbp:cause torpedoed by German U-boat U-20
gptkbp:commander_of_attacking_submarine gptkb:Walther_Schwieger
gptkbp:controversy alleged munitions cargo
gptkbp:country_responsible_for_attack gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:date 1915-05-07
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:destination_port gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:enemyOf submarine warfare
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:RMS_Lusitania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sinking of RMS Lusitania
gptkbp:location off the coast of Ireland
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international attention
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Lusitania_Peace_Memorial,_Cobh
gptkb:Old_Head_of_Kinsale_memorial
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notable_passengers_killed gptkb:Elbert_Hubbard
gptkb:Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Charles_Frohman
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Dora_Schabelitz
gptkb:Ian_Holbourn
gptkb:Theodate_Pope_Riddle
gptkbp:number_of_Americans_killed 128
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Cunard_Line
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:related_ship gptkb:RMS_Titanic
gptkb:RMS_Mauretania
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Zimmermann_Telegram
unrestricted submarine warfare
gptkbp:significance contributed to US entry into World War I
influenced US public opinion against Germany
gptkbp:survived 761
gptkbp:time_to_sink 18 minutes
gptkbp:total_people_on_board 1959
gptkbp:voyage_number 202nd transatlantic crossing
gptkbp:wreckLocation gptkb:Celtic_Sea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avis_Dolphin
gptkb:Unrestricted_submarine_warfare
gptkb:Sinking_of_the_Lusitania
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5