Title

The sinking of the 'Lusitania', 7 May 1915. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

The sinking of the 'Lusitania', 7 May 1915. A German submarine sank the Lusitania off the Irish coast. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions. 1,198 people lost their lives, of whom 128 were US citizens. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D06_127

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (6,3Mb) / 18,9in x 10,3in / 5675 x 3076 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea water boat boats smoke ship ships geography color colour liner war century rowing boat sinking first world war concept TRAGEDY funnel colourised World War I WWI water transport torpedo World War One 1910s 20th century The Print Collector 1st World War geographical feature Lusitania passenger ship passenger steamer WW1 Unknown colorised