RMS Lusitania Sinking of the RMS Lusitania. RMS Lusitania RMS "Lusitania" was a British ocean liner and briefly the world's largest passenger ship. The ship was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat off the southern coast of Ireland. The sinking presaged the United States declaration of war on Germany in 1917. The ship was a holder of the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing and was briefly the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister ship . The Cunard Line launched "Lusitania" in 1906, at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic
SM U-27 (Germany) success. All 28 members of "E3"s crew were lost. On 19 August 1915, "U-27" was sunk in the Western Approaches in position by gunfire from Q-Ship , and her entire crew including Bernd Wegener was killed in the so-called Baralong Incident. SM U-27 (Germany) SM "U-27" was a German Type "U-27" U-boat built for service in the Imperial German Navy. She was launched on 14 July 1913, and commissioned on 8 May 1914 with Kapitänleutnant Bernd Wegener in command. On 18 October 1914, the British submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by "U-27". This was the first