Other Specific Ships of Interest

…which Lusitania passenger Leonard McMurray also survived. SS Canberra Empress of Ireland – Wikipedia The SS Australis Homepage SS America/SS Australis S/S Norway Preservation Foundation Steamship Rotterdam Foundation – A work of art that should not be lost. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Chrissie Aitken’s Story

…5 knots. Dubbed the “Greyhound of the Seas” she soon captured the Blue Ribbon for the fastest Atlantic crossing. On May 1, 1915, the ship departed New York City bound for Liverpool. Unknown to her passengers, but probably no secret to the Germans, almost all her hidden cargo consisted of munitions and contraband destined for the British war effort. As the fastest ship afloat, the luxurious liner felt secure in the belief she could easily outdistan…

Mayer Opinion pages 39-45

…ranslation, p. 68) in force at the date of the “Lusitania’s” destruction, conformed to the American rule. It provided: Before proceeding to a destruction of the vessel, the safety of all persons on board, and, so far as possible, their effects, is to be provided for, and all ship’s papers and other evidentiary material, which according to the views of the persons of interest, is of value for the formulation of the judgment of the prize court, are…

Articles

Occasionally, articles will filter through to this website and make it to this section. As of now, there is no formal process for being published at The Lusitania Resource. Aunt Nellie: Lusitania Survivor, by Michael Poirier Jessie Taft Smith: Lusitania Survivor, by Michael Poirier Robert Rankin: Lusitania Survivor and Inventor, by Michael Poirier Chrissie Aitken’s Story, by Oliver Russell Search for a Lusitania Victim, by John Walmsley Share thi…

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