7th May 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by the German U-Boat, U-20

About this episode

This episode discusses the sinking of the RMS Lusitania by the German U-boat U-20 on May 7, 1915.

The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of ...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Allsop

Topics covered

• sinking of ships
• World War I
• naval warfare
• historical events
• RMS Lusitania
• German U-boats

Keywords

• RMS Lusitania
• German U-boat
• sinking
• World War I
• naval history
• U-20
• historical events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RMS Lusitania, German U-Boat

Places: coast

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