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| Picture No | 10944066 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | WW1 - Sinking of 'Lusitania', May 7th, 1915. |
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WW1 - The 'Lusitania' belonged to the Cunard Line and was one of the largest liners in the world. She was sunk off the Old head of Kinsale by a German submarine when shipping passengers from America. Only about 700 on board were saved out of a total of 1,906. It has been said that this crime was an act to mark the beginning of more rutheless submarine warfare.
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| Source | Painting by Charles J. De Lacy, 1915 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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