Ninetynine years ago today, on may 7, 1915, a passenger ship called the lusitania sank off the coast of ireland. One of the important events during his presidency was the sinking of the lusitania during ww1. In this dramatic special, discovery channel brings you the story of the doomed ship and, for the first time, goes inside the cramped, foulsmelling hull of the uboat that. The sinking of the british ocean liner rms lusitania off the irish coast on may 7, 1915. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Rms lusitania upposi saksan keisarikunnan laivaston sukellusvene u20. The front page of the new york herald newspaper carrying the news of the sinking of the british liner rms lusitania by a german uboat on may 7, 1915. Text excerpted from lost liners, courtesy of madison press books.
The sinking of the lusitania, 1915 eyewitness to history. There was a film actress about the lusitania, frenchborn rita jolivet, who like gibson was later persuaded to appear in a film depicting the sea disaster that she had survived. Unfollow the sinking of the lusitania to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The sinking of the lusitania is truly a nice piece of work, its done in a moviedocumentary format, while there are no top name stars in it, the actors themselves did a good job. Documentary filmmaker christopher spencer uncovers the truth about the sinking of the. In the aftermath of the sinking, numerous conspiracy theories began to emerge. Still, all in all a good film, whichever version you choose. Sinking of the lusitania facts for kids woodrow wilson was the 28th american president who served in office from march 4, 19 to march 4, 1921. The full text of the lusitania inquiry can be found online at the titanic inquiry project here while reading, please keep in mind that because it was wartime, there was incentive to whitewash the findings shipping casualties. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. The rms lusitania, a luxury atlantic liner, is carrying approximately 1900 passengers and crew when a german torpedo suddenly strikes just beneath the ships bridge. The sinking of the lusitania 1918 is an american silent animated short film by cartoonist winsor mccay. Why the germans torpedoed the lusitania smithsonian.
The worksheet includes a vocabulary matching activity, questions to answer while watching the documentary and a list of discussion questions afterwards. The sinking of the lusitania, 1915, eyewitness to history. By the days end, 764 passengers and crew from lusitania had been rescued and landed at queenstown. The sinking of this great ocean liner shocked the world and avenge the lusitania. In the eighteen minutes that it took the lusitania to sink, 1200 passengers and crewmembers perished at sea. Lasat in urma ii left behind tribulation force impact event, christian movies, leave behind. After being hit by a torpedo, the lusitania sank in 18 minutes taking down 1200 souls with her. From an american point of view, the most dramatic event leading to the us entry into world war i, 4. It aired on the discovery channel in the us on may, on bbc 1 in the uk on 27 may 2007, in germany. Rms lusitania was a british ocean liner that was sunk on 7 may 1915 by a german uboat 11 miles 18 km off the southern coast of ireland, killing 1,198 passengers and crew.
Was the british government secretly using a passenger ship to transport explosives. In it, it quotes the precise dialogue which supposedly transpired when in 1915, kapitan schwieger of the german submarine u20, gave the order to ready the torpedo, which was then fired at. Commander william thomas turner, obe, rnr 23 october 1856 23 june 1933 was a british captain. The tragedy of the sinking is all too realistically recreated and one can not be chilled to the bone how senseless this act truly was. More than twelve hundred soulsmeet their watery grave. For the 1918 animated film, see the sinking of the lusitania. There is however, a question as to how many torpedoes struck the ship because there was two distinct explosions heard, the first one was the torpedo from the german u. He was considered for the part of charlie in the tv show lost 2004, but the writers decided to change the characteristics of charlie and the role went to dominic monaghan instead.
He attended heathery knowe primary school then claremont high school in east kilbride and went on to an apprenticeship as an electrician. The sinking presaged the united states declaration of war on germany. The song is missing by evanescence, and the clips are from the movie. All content, video or audio, belongs to their respective owners. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. While it is certainly abominable to deliberately sink a ship with civilians on board, the fact remains that lusitania was a british and therefore belligerent ship that had the capability to be converted into an auxiliary cruiser, and that she was running munitions and other war supplies through a german blockade. Documentary filmmaker christopher spencer uncovers the truth about the sinking of the rms lusitania in this film that gets to the heart of the mystery by leaving no theory unexplored. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. York at noon on 1 may, two hours behind schedule, because of a lastminute transfer of. Captain schwieger was killed in september 1917 when his submarine collided with a.
More than twelve hundred souls meet their watery grave. New clues in lusitanias sinking when the luxury liner went down, it left a mystery behind. The great ship sank in just 18 minutes, eight miles 15 km off the old head of kinsale. The following is the published finding of the court from the mersey inquiry into the lusitania sinking. In addition to taking viewers inside the sub that sank the ship, the documentary explains how the tragic episode rallied american participation in world war i. It is a work of propaganda recreating the neverphotographed 1915 sinking of the british liner rms lusitania. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. He is best know as the captain of rms lusitania when she was sunk by a german torpedo in may 1915.
A docudrama that suggests innocent citizens can be used as pawns during wartime. Christopher spencer celebrity profile check out the latest christopher spencer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. War i, for there are not a lot of movies based on the first world war as there are about world war ii. Hulton archivegetty images on may 7, 1915, a hundred years ago, the german uboat u20. This film keeps close to the facts as it dramatizes the horrific sinking of the passenger liner lusitana by a german submarine in the great war. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the. Kenneth cranham, michael feast, john hannah, christopher spencer.
Terror at sea sinking of the lusitania documentary youtube. This 90minute film is a dramatisation of the sinking of the rms lusitania on 7 may 1915 by a. Superb adaptation of the acclaimed book by diane preston. The sinking of the ship was a barbaric act and no doubt a sad ending for those who died. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Im hoping to do a film about the lusitania which briefly depicts the launching and the maiden voyage and predominantly takes place during the final voyage, the sinking and the aftermath as well. Rms lusitania was a british luxury ocean liner owned by the cunard line and built by john brown and company of clydebank, scotland, torpedoed by a german uboat in may 1915. For trying to be as accurate as possible, i would like to see a passengercrew accommodation list of.
The article presents the story of a 12yearoldgirl named elsie hook who experienced the sinking of the ship lusitania in 1915 after it was torpedoed by a german war submarine. Hannah was born in east kilbride in lanarkshire, the youngest of three children. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The rms lusitania, a luxury cruiseliner, is carrying 1900 passengers. Of the 1,959 passengers and crew aboard lusitania at the time of her sinking, 1,195. Eventually, the final death toll for the disaster came to a catastrophic number. Why the germans torpedoed the lusitania when german uboat commander walther schwieger ordered a torpedo strike on the lusitania, he didnt know it would be the shot that eventually led the u. I do not claim ownership of any of the content used in this video.
After nearly a century of investigation, argument and intrigue. Sinking the lusitania a poem by antipodi all poetry. Terror at sea 2007 a dramatization of the notorious world war i torpedoing of the ocean liner, rms lusitania. Unlike the titanic where there wasnt enough lifeboats, lusitania had all the safety feature that was built into after titanic like double hull and more then enough lifeboat for the passenger, but wasnt build to stop a torpedo. Most people have heard of this event, often in history class. A uboat torpedoed the lusitania passenger liner on its. The character of actress dorothy taylor played by karen haake is probably more a nod to dorothy gibson, a film actress who famously survived the titanic disaster. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. My 100th anniversary tribute to rms lusitania sinking backwards. From the numberone new york times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the lusitania, published to coincide with the onehundredth anniversary of the disaster.
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