Contemporary World War One illustration of the sinking of the Lusitania

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Contemporary World War One illustration of the sinking of RMS Lusitania, a luxury liner owned by the Cunard line on May 7 1915. The liner was torpedoed off the Old Head of Kinsale Ireland by a German U boat with the loss of 1198 lives. The sketch, by an unknown artist, appeared in The War Illustrated periodical in 1915.

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Size: 4991px × 3449px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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