Sinking of the RMS Lusitania significant "false flag" controversy left the ship; Cunard later explained that he was "tired and really ill." He was replaced with a new commander, Captain William Thomas Turner, who had previously commanded "Lusitania", "Mauretania", and "Aquitania" in the years before the war. On 17 April 1915, "Lusitania" left Liverpool on her 201st transatlantic voyage, arriving in New York on 24 April. A group of German–Americans, hoping to avoid controversy if "Lusitania" were attacked by a U-boat, discussed their concerns with a representative of the German Embassy. The embassy decided to warn passengers before her next crossing not to sail aboard
German submarine U-272 German submarine U-272 German submarine "U-272" was a type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" in World War II. She was laid down on 28 November 1941, launched on 15 August 1942 and commissioned on 7 October that year under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Heinz Hepp. She served in the 8th U-boat flotilla, a training unit and never reached operational status. She was sunk after colliding with on 12 November 1942. 29 of her crew died and there were 19 survivors. German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-272" had a displacement of when at