sinking of the RMS Lusitania

Summary

sinking of the RMS Lusitania is a maritime disaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of maritime_disaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,622 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sinking of the RMS Lusitania is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[3].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's instance of is recorded as maritime disaster^[4].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's instance of is recorded as sinking^[5].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's instance of is recorded as torpedo attack^[6].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's instance of is recorded as shipwrecking^[7].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania took place at Celtic Sea^[8].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania is part of World War I^[9].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's Commons category is recorded as Sinking of RMS Lusitania^[10].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania took place on May 7, 1915^[11].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.416667, 'lon': -8.55}^[12].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's has cause is recorded as torpedo attack^[13].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's main subject is RMS Lusitania^[14].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania resulted in {'amount': '+1197'} deaths^[15].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's number of casualties is recorded as {'amount': '+763'}^[16].
• sinking of the RMS Lusitania's historic county is recorded as County Cork^[17].

Body

When and Where

sinking of the RMS Lusitania took place on May 7, 1915^[11]. It took place at Celtic Sea^[8]. It is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[3].

Context

sinking of the RMS Lusitania is part of World War I^[9]. Recorded instance of include maritime disaster^[4], sinking^[5], torpedo attack^[6], and shipwrecking^[7].

Outcome and Impact

sinking of the RMS Lusitania resulted in {'amount': '+1197'} deaths^[15].

Why It Matters

sinking of the RMS Lusitania ranks in the top 7% of maritime_disaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,622 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]