On board #Lusitania, U-20 100 years ago – Thursday, 6 May 1915 – #Lusitania100
…a Neilson and John Welsh become engaged. On board German submarine U-20: 8:00 am – U-20 chases after and guns down the 5,000 ton steamer Candidate. The ship is evacuated, and one lifeboat spills. Candidate refuses to sink after one torpedo, so the U-20 opens guns on the ship until the vessel sinks at 10:30 a.m. 1:00 pm – U-20 attacks the British freighter Centurion, 6,000 tons. He uses two torpedoes to sink the ship. Kapitanleutnant Schwieger orde…
