Did the Titanic ship the sister to the Lusitania?
Were Lusitania and Titanic sister ships? A: No. Lusitania was operated by the Cunard Line, and Titanic was operated by the White Star Line. Lusitania’s sister ship was Mauretania, and they had a “half sister” or “cousin” named Aquitania.
Is there a passenger list for the Lusitania?
Passenger List. The final casualty figures were 1201 men, women and children dead out of a total of 1962 persons onboard. The official figures of 1959 persons aboard and 1198 dead, obviously do not include the three Germans who were locked in the most comfortable cells now at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Did anyone survive the Titanic and Lusitania?
George Beauchamp survived the Titanic and Lusitania sinkings, the only person known to have done so. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 and the Lusitania was torpedoed by Germany in the First World War in 1915.
What is the mystery of the Lusitania?
In 1915, a German submarine sunk the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing nearly 1,200 people including 123 Americans. The story of that disaster is the subject of a new book, “Dead Wake.” Jeffrey Brown talks to author Erik Larson about finding new material in a century-old tragedy.
Is Lusitania bigger than Titanic?
Both British ocean liners had been the largest ships in the world when first launched (the Lusitania at 787 feet in 1906, and the Titanic at 883 feet in 1911).
What famous people died on Lusitania?
Among the prominent American victims were such luminaries of the day as the theatrical impresario Charles Frohman, the popular writer Elbert Hubbard and the very rich Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
What happened to the Lusitania on May 7 1915?
On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans.