The British knew more than they acknowledged about the threat to the Lusitaniaĭid the British allow the Lusitania to be torpedoed in order to bring the United States into World War I? Larson's research didn't uncover any solid proof of the conspiracy, but it didn't rule it out, either.Įarly in the war, the British came into possession of three German codebooks. The Lusitania sunk long before help could arrive, even though it was just hours from Ireland. Some survivors recalled having to jump to reach the lifeboats. The Lusitania took on water and tilted sharply to one side, rendering some lifeboats useless and putting others far out of reach. The Lusitania, on the other hand, had more than enough lifeboats, but the German torpedo hit it in such a way that it rendered most of them useless. The tragedy of the Titanic was the ship's devastating lack of lifeboats. The Titanic took just over three hours to sink the Lusitania sank in 18 minutes. The Lusitania was not a re-run of the Titanic
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