RMS Lusitania
British ocean liner sunk by a German submarine in World War I
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Summary
RMS Lusitania is a four funnel liner[1]. It draws 17,377 Wikipedia views per month (four funnel liner category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Owned by: Cunard Line[3]
- Operator: Cunard Line[4]
- Named after: Lusitania[5]
- Manufacturer: John Brown & Company[6]
- Commons category: Lusitania (ship, 1907, Clydebank)[7]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[8]
- Shipping port: Liverpool[9]
- Port of registry: Liverpool[10]
- Start time: August 17, 1904[11]
- Yard number: 367[12]
- Significant event: keel laying[13], ship launching[14], maiden voyage[15], service entry[16], shipwrecking[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:RMS Lusitania[18]
- Crew members: David Craig McCormick[19]
- Location of creation: Clydebank[20]
- Maximum capacity: 3125 passenger[21]
- Gross tonnage: 31,550[22]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[23], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25]
- Native label: Lusitania[26]
- Different from: Lusitania[27]
- Length: 239.8 m[28]
- Width: 26.52 m[29]
- Speed: 26.7 knot[30]
- Mass: 44,060 tonne[31]
- Nominal power output: 76,000 metric horsepower[32]
- Cruise speed: 25 knot[33]
Why It Matters
RMS Lusitania has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]