Casual Navigation on MSN
Why RMS Lusitania shook violently at sea, the propeller physics and resonance that plagued a legendary ocean liner
Early 20th century ocean liners promised speed and luxury, but ships like RMS Lusitania suffered from powerful vibrations that could make entire sections unusable. This explores how propeller wake, ...
Oceanliner Designs on MSN
What treasures went down with Lusitania
When the liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in 1915, more than lives were lost. The ship carried valuable cargo, ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- On May 7, it will be exactly 100 years since the sinking of the luxury steamship Lusitania by a German submarine. A new best-selling novel is exploring the question: Did it have to ...
It was a maritime disaster almost as deadly as the Titanic. It saw innocent civilians become collateral damage. And it swayed the public opinion of a neutral nation at a time of war, just like the ...
At about 2 p.m. on May 7, 1915, Theodate Pope of Farmington, and her companion, Harvard man, Edwin Friend, were strolling along the promenade deck of the ocean liner R.M.S. Lusitania on the starboard ...
The legends of lost ships call to us like siren songs. We never tire of the Titanic's re-telling, and as we near the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania -- on May 7 -- there are two new ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results