Cork to mark Lusitania anniversary with special events
Special ceremonies will take place in Cork to mark the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania off the south-west coast during World War I.
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Special ceremonies will take place in Cork to mark the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania off the south-west coast during World War I.
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The signing-over, by the American owner, of the Lusitania wreck and its artefacts to the Lusitania Museum/ Old Head Signal Tower Heritage committee has been described by its company secretary as ‘gobsmacking'.
Why do we care about the Titanic more than the Lusitania? The RMS Lusitania sank on this day, May 7, 1915, off the coast of Co Cork.
The disasters of the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania were two of the greatest maritime tragedies of their era. In April of 1912, the Harland & Wolff, Belfast-built Titanic sank on its maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean.