Illustration
An illustration showing the sinking of the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania. The ship sailed on its maiden voyage in September 1907 and crossed the Atlantic over 200 times. The liner was infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18).
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Original image by Norman Wilkinson. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 16 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Wilkinson, N. (2025, May 16). Sinking of the Lusitania. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20458/sinking-of-the-lusitania/
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Wilkinson, Norman. "Sinking of the Lusitania." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 16, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20458/sinking-of-the-lusitania/.
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Wilkinson, Norman. "Sinking of the Lusitania." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 May 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20458/sinking-of-the-lusitania/. Web. 09 Jul 2025.
