When Lusitania was built, her construction and operating expenses were subsidized by the British government, with the provision that she could be converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser if need be. See also: U-boat Campaign (World War I) and RMS Lusitania The argument continues to the present day. Several attempts have been made over the years since the sinking to dive to the wreck seeking information about how the ship sank, and military ammunition has been discovered in the wreck. 303 calibre), almost 5,000 shrapnel shell casings (for a total of some 50 tons), and 3,240 brass percussion artillery fuses. Argument over whether the ship was a legitimate military target raged back and forth throughout the war, but after the war it was revealed that at the time of her sinking she was carrying over 4 million rounds of machine-gun ammunition (. The contemporary investigations in both the United Kingdom and the United States into the precise causes of the ship's loss were obstructed by the needs of wartime secrecy and a propaganda campaign to ensure all blame fell upon Germany. It also contributed to the American entry into the War two years later images of the stricken liner were used heavily in US propaganda and military recruiting campaigns. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany. : 429 761 people survived out of the 1,266 passengers and 696 crew aboard, and 123 of the casualties were American citizens.
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After the single torpedo struck, a second explosion occurred inside the ship, which then sank in only 18 minutes. The Cunard liner was attacked by U-20 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger.
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The passengers had been warned before departing New York of the danger of voyaging into the area in a British ship. The attack took place in the declared maritime war-zone around the UK, shortly after unrestricted submarine warfare against the ships of the United Kingdom had been announced by Germany following the Allied powers' implementation of a naval blockade against it and the other Central Powers. The RMS Lusitania was a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on, about 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. want you to know that I am proud that you are part of my community, and want to thank you for being kind to my daughter, even though your friends made fun of you for it.Sinking of RMS Lusitania on a map of Ireland
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Can help you?" You proceeded to spend almost an hour with my daughter showing her how to balance and steer, and she listened to you A feat not attained by most adults! You held her hand and helped her get up when she fell down and I even heard you tell her to stay away from the rails so that she wouldn't get hurt. She only had two or three runs in before you approached her and said "Hey, excuse me." I immediately prepared to deliver my "She's allowed to use this park just as much as you guys* speech when heard you say "You're feet are wrong.
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So when she said *Mom it's full of older boys" I calmly said "So what, they don't own the skate park" She proceeded to go down the ramp in spite of you and your friends flying past her and grinding rails beside her. I also didn't want my daughter to feel like she had to be scared of anyone, or that she wasn't entitied to that skate park just as much as you were. 'on my mom voice and exchange words with you. I secretly wanted to go too because I didn't want to have to put So when we walked up to the skate park and saw that it was full of teenage boys who were smoking and swearing she immediately wanted to turn around and go home. actually had to convince her that skateboarding wasn't for just for boys. What you don't know is that my daughter has been wanting to skateboard for months.
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12d 11.5K 282 Dear teenage boy at skate park: You're probably about fifteen years old, so I don't expect you to be very mature or for you to want a little girl on your skate ramp for that matter.