1915: a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner RMS Lusitania off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, out of 2000 on board. The vessel was carrying a secret cargo of 143 tons of ammunition, shrapnell shell casings and percussion fuses into a 'declared unlimited war zone' and was therefore a legitimate militaty target. It's sinking however, with the deaths of American civilians, was a factor in America's eventual entry into WWI on the Allies side.
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