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 | | The ship was torpedo and sunk by a German Unterseeboot 20 on May 7, 1915, on her 202nd crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. |
 | | The Lusitania, and its sister ship, the Mauretania, were smaller than the White Star Line vessels RMS Titanic, RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. |
 | | On May 7, 1915, six days after departing from New York City and already within sight of the coast of Southern Ireland, the Lusitania was discovered by the German submarine Unterseeboot 20, commanded by Captain Walther Schwieger. |
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