SM U-20 (Germany) - Wikipedia
WEBOn 4 November 1916, U-20 grounded on the Danish coast south of Vrist, a little north of Thorsminde after suffering damage to its engines. Her crew attempted to destroy her with explosives the following day, succeeding, however, only in damaging the boat's bow (see picture) but making it effectively inoperative as a warship.
SM U-20 - The Lusitania Resource
WEBOn 4 November 1916, U-20 grounded on the Danish coast at Vrist, near Thorsminde. The U-20 became a curiosity item on the beach and locals traveled to see the stranded submarine. The submarine crew detonated her bow torpedoes to destroy her the next day.
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania - Wikipedia
WEBThe RMS Lusitania was a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about 11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.
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WEBMay 7, 2015 · Later that May afternoon, the German submarine U 20 sent a single torpedo through the side of the Lusitania, triggering an explosion inside the ship, and sinking it within 18 minutes.
The Sinking Of The Lusitania 7 May 1915 - Imperial War Museums
WEBRMS Lusitania was a British passenger liner that was sunk off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915 by the German U-boat U-20. RMS Lusitania sank in just 18 minutes. Of the 1,960 passengers on board, just under 1,200 people lost their lives.
The Lusitania Resource: Passengers & Crew, Facts & History
WEBThe RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-20 on 7 May 1915, becoming a casualty of World War I. 128 American civilians died in the attack, turning American opinion against Germany, making the sinking a turning point of the war.
SM U-20 - German Boat That Sinked the British RMS Lusitania …
WEBThe SM-U20 German boat has a notorious place in history for having sunk the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania, which resulted in heavy loss of innocent lives. There were 1959 passengers on board, and 1195 were killed. The year was 1915.
Tragic Sinking of Lusitania – May 1915 - Ocean Info
WEBThe Lusitania six days after leaving New York for Liverpool, sank on March 7th, 1915, after being torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20. It sank, amazingly, in only eighteen minutes. The Lusitania, like the Titanic, was deemed unsinkable. The ship sank off the coast of Old Head of Kinsdale, Ireland.
Remembering the Sinking of RMS Lusitania - HISTORY
WEBMay 6, 2015 · A German U‑boat torpedoed the British‑owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915.
Mystery shrouds the Lusitania’s tragic sinking, 100 years on - France 24
WEBMay 7, 2015 · Six days into the voyage, at around 2pm, a German U-boat, a SM U-20, spotted the British vessel about 12 nautical miles off Ireland’s coast. “The Lusitania looked like an auxiliary cruiser....