Remembering Gregg Bemis #GreggBemis #Lusitania #RMSLusitania

Gregg Bemis

On 21 May 2020, Gregg Bemis, the owner of the Lusitania wreck, passed away at age 91 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. He was due to celebrate his 92nd birthday the following week. His ship, the Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 in 1915, resulting in the deaths of almost 1,200 …

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#RMSLusitania launched 113 years ago today #Lusitania

Lady Inverclyde christens Lusitania

On this day 113 years ago on 7 June 1907, Yard Number 367, the RMS Lusitania, slid from her berth at John Brown and Company of Clydebank, Scotland. Christened by Mary, Lady Inverclyde, Lusitania was launched at 12:30 p.m. in a great celebration. One newspaper called the occasion “an event . . . of national …

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