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-226 German submarine U-226 German submarine "U-226" was a Type VIIC U-boat that served with the "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. Laid down on 1 August 1941 as yard number 656 at F. Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel, she was launched on 18 June 1942 and commissioned on 1 August under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Albrecht Gänge. She began her service career in training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 6th flotilla on 1 January 1943. The boat was a member of eleven wolfpacks. She carried out three patrols and sank one ship. She was sunk