Last Port Of Lusitania

[owner20071963]

Its where I Have lived all my life,
The Sinking of the Lusitania was a Shock to all in those Days,
To this day Mystery Surrounds Why She Was Sunk,
To see a Few of my Ancestors Buried,
In that old Graveyard,sends me A Chill,
when I Visit,
I do have most of the Info on that ship,
Anyone here with More Info?
Please feel free to Post Here,
its still a Mystery as to Why She was Sunk?
Did She Carry Ammo?
All Facts,Finds,would be Most Welcome.

[TarJak]

Interesting doco on the sinking coming to Australian TV this Sunday night. I'll be watching:
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200901/programs/ZY8789A001D11012009T203000.htm

I assume it's aleady been aired in Europe and the USA.:roll:

[mookiemookie]

Apparently divers have recently found caches of ammunition in the wreck:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1098904/Secret-Lusitania-Arms-challenges-Allied-claims-solely-passenger-ship.html?ITO=1490#

[Catfish]

Hello,
there is a lot of material on the "Lusitania" and its sinking.
I will post some of it tomorrow if anyone is interested, but some things are sure: The British admiralty seems to have led the Lusitania on a path along the assumed position of the U-boat that then sunk her - the position was known due to the british code break early in the war - honi soit qui mal y pense, but England needed the then still neutral USA for support and was eager to provoke an event to further discriminate Germany, and turn the US public tide against Germany - hard to believe, but the now opened archives are quite precise in that matter. US President Wilson was indeed even inclined to join Germany against England at that time because of the british blockade, that had caused 750.000 german civilian casualties alone in the winter of 1915, and had violated international public law.
From its official papers the Lusitania was an auxiliary cruiser, with cannons mounted, painted in camouflage and without flying a flag. There was also ammunition on board, if only for smaller arms or so it seems.
The german embassy had even printed an article in the US newspapers warning passengers to use this very ship, because it might be sunk.
Despite all this propaganda from all sides the actual sinking was an accident, a mistake. The U20 skipper mistook the Lusitania for another ship.

Greetings,
Catfish

[Task Force]

I didnt know that, wonder what would have happened if America would have sided with Germany?:hmm:

[owner20071963]

I didnt know that, wonder what would have happened if America would have sided with Germany?:hmm: America did Provide Funds To Germany through Banks In WW1,
Trade Funds,
All Trade Papers Are Destroyed,
Typical Corporate Banks Nowadays,
They Decide Recession,
They Decide War,
With Opec They Decide The Price Of Oil,
Now They Do It Again This Very Day.
And All Children Suffer For Their Greed,
So Who Are They??????

[owner20071963]

I didnt know that, wonder what would have happened if America would have sided with Germany?:hmm: America did Provide Funds To Germany through Banks In WW1,
Trade Funds,
All Trade Papers Are Destroyed,
Typical Corporate Banks Nowadays,
They Decide Recession,
They Decide War,
With Opec They Decide The Price Of Oil,
Now They Do It Again This Very Day.
And All Children Suffer For Their Greed,
So Who Are They?????? The Very People Who Want To Control
You Where You Go,
Where Your At,
Imagine A Law Where All Children
Born In 2020 Must Have A Micro Chip,
Imbedded???
Corporate Banks Intend To Do So.....

[owner20071963]

I didnt know that, wonder what would have happened if America would have sided with Germany?:hmm: America did Provide Funds To Germany through Banks In WW1,
Trade Funds,
All Trade Papers Are Destroyed,
Typical Corporate Banks Nowadays,
They Decide Recession,
They Decide War,
With Opec They Decide The Price Of Oil,
Now They Do It Again This Very Day.
And All Children Suffer For Their Greed,
So Who Are They?????? If They Can Track Where You Are,
Wherever In Life,
You Cannot Commit A Crime????
Future Zero Tolerence.

[owner20071963]

Anyway More Info On Her Sinking
Is Gladly Appreciated,Thanks Guys
So Far Great Info,
Good To Know Mr.Bemis Will
Carry Out A Full Investigation
On Her Wreck this Year 2009,
Cheers,:arrgh!: