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The Lusitania was a ship built for the transatlantic passenger trade. The Lusitania was owned by the Cunard Line. It could cruise up to 600 miles a day.

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Construction for the Lusitania began on August 14, 1904. It was being constructed in Clydebank, Scotland by John Brown & Company. This picture was one taken during the construction of the Lusitania. It was taken before the Lusitania was plated.

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The Lusitania was finally launched on June 7, 1906 after construction was done. This was a proud day for John Brown & Co. They decided to make a diagram of the Lusitania to show off the size of it. You can see the diagram at the top. It was set on the Liverpool's St George's Hall.

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On September 7, 1907 the Lusitania made its maiden voyage. It sailed from Liverpool to England to New york City. Later the Lusitania won the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. This picture is of the Lusitania arriving in port.

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In August towards the beginning of World War I, Britain formed a blockade in the North sea. They did this because it would keep ships from carrying supplies in and out of Germany.

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In April, the German's start to publish warnings into newspapers.

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On May 7, 1915 the Lusitania sinks. The British beforehand had warned the Lusitania to avoid the south coast of Ireland. This was because there were reports of sinkings of merchant ships and submarine activity around that area. William Thomas Turner, the Lusitanias captain, ignored these warnings. Later that afternoon at 2:15pm, the Lusitania was struck with two torpedoes from a German U-boat. About 1,198 people, 128 of those being U.S. citizens, had all drown within 20 minutes. This picture is of a drawing part of the Anthony Richards' collection. It shows the Lusitania sinking.

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I chose this topic because I've always wanted to learn more about this topic. This was like my excuse to finally research it in depth. Something new that I learned was that the captain, William Thomas Turner, ignored warnings from the British. It's really interesting how things can turn out. This project changed my original perspective about this topic because I can't even imagine being in a ship that's about to sink. Especially since drowning is one of my personal fears. Overall I enjoyed doing this project and sharing what I've learned with everyone else.

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