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Cunard’s RMS Lusitania had been outfitted with a new type of engine that differed from that of its rivals ... on its sister ships RMS Lucania and RMS Campania.
The beautifully 1:64 scale model of the luxury British liner was made to mark its launch in 1906 and will be sold at a London auction in May - 100 years after its sister ship the Lusitania was ...
An extraordinarily detailed 12-foot replica of the sister ship to the ill-fated Lusitania has sold for a record £162,000. The beautifully-crafted 1:64 scale model of the luxury British liner RMS ...
The Lusitania was not only the biggest but also the fastest ship on the waters, with a cruising speed of 25 knots. In September 1907, she took the Blue Riband for making the fastest cross-Atlantic ...
Lusitania and her sister-ship Mauretania were originally fitted with three-bladed propellers. In 1908 Mauretania had a new set of four-bladed propellers fitted, which immediately improved her speed.
The ship sank in less than 20 minutes, killing nearly 1,200 people. One-hundred years ago this Thursday, a German U-boat torpedoed the ocean liner RMS Lusitania. Latest ...
The RMS Lusitania sank on this day, May 7, 1915, off the coast of Co Cork. Toggle navigation. Newsletters; ... the confidence in one of the grandest ships ever built was shattered.
Lusitania and her sister-ship Mauretania were originally fitted with three-bladed propellers. In 1908 Mauretania had a new set of four-bladed propellers fitted, which immediately improved her speed.