3. British Liner Lusitania, 1915
- Date of Ship Wreck: The British liner sank in the year 1915.
- Place of Wreck: The Wreckage took place near the Irish coast.
- Goods carried: The British Liner carried more than
1,500 passengers. Some accounts suggest that the Civilian British liner
was carrying ammunition along with it.
- Cause of Wreck: A German submarine attacked and
forced the massive ship to touch the ground of the sea bed. A single
torpedo shot made it sink in few hours.
- Loss of Human Life: Approximately 1,200 passengers died in the catastrophe.
- Economic Loss: A heavy loss for the British Government and a cause of American entry to the World War I.
- Salvage: No such record for salvage of the wreckage observed.
