#Lusitania #Anniversary 102 in #Kinsale, #Ireland #RMSLusitania

…e see http://www.oldheadofkinsale.com To quote the organizers, The motivation for the Garden is to create a restful contemplative space to remember the 1,962 crew and passengers who were aboard RMS Lusitania on May 7th 1915 and especially those people who lost their lives in the tragedy. An iconic, 20-metre long ‘curved wave’ sculpture in bronze, listing the names of all 1962 passengers and crew, is the centre-piece of the Garden. The artists, Lia…

Saloon (First Class) Accommodations

…specifications of both ships would be nearly identical, the distinct “personalities” of the ships’ interiors were unmistakable. Like other ships of her time, Lusitania’s interiors were decorated with a wide variety of historical styles. [Show as slideshow] Grand Staircase The grand staircase wrapped around the ship’s two gilded-cage elevators and connected all six decks of passenger accommodations with spacious lobbies on each level. Lounge and M…

Unlisted and Research Help

…but it is only a slight chance. Another possibility is that he may have abandoned his family and they assumed because he disappeared around the same time that he sank with the ship. Finally, he might have been lost on another ship. Mimi Burch My father who is 88 years old recently informed me that his grandfather (my great grandfather) died on the Lusitania when it was torpedoed. I could not find his name in the ship’s on line passenger record. M…

Miss Yvonne “Eve” Marichal

…e family was at lunch, the torpedo hit. Joseph, who had been trained in munitions during his time in the French army, believed that the torpedo had detonated munitions on board Lusitania that the ship was carrying illegally. Glass, china, and chandeliers crashed as the ship listed violently to starboard. Joseph and Jessie had insisted that their children dine with them in the main second-cabin dining room instead of in the children’s nursery, and

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