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title: Launch of the Lusitania
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20411/launch-of-the-lusitania/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-06-10
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# Launch of the Lusitania

_Authored by Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Launch of the Lusitania](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20411.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20411.png)

## Image Caption

The launch of the hull of [RMS Lusitania](https://www.worldhistory.org/RMS_Lusitania/) in June 1906 from the [John Brown](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Brown/) Shipyard on the River Clyde in [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/). The liner was sunk off the coast of [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/) by a German [U-boat](https://www.worldhistory.org/U-Boat/) torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, June 10). Launch of the Lusitania. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20411/launch-of-the-lusitania/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Launch of the Lusitania." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 10, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20411/launch-of-the-lusitania/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Launch of the Lusitania." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jun 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20411/launch-of-the-lusitania/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205261144) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.