To: blam
We're there really no survivors of the Lusitania?
3 posted on
02/05/2006 3:16:56 PM PST by
ops33
(Retired USAF Senior Master Sergeant)
To: ops33
She sank phenomenally rapidly for a ship of her size (about eighteen minutes) but there were indeed survivors. Among them, Captain Turner, who testified at the inquiry on her loss.
That jumped out at me, too.
7 posted on
02/05/2006 3:20:37 PM PST by
Riley
("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
To: ops33
Professor Ian S. Holbourn, the Laird of Foula (Shetland Isle, Scotland...along with many other wet and injured survivors, was amongst the first of the 774 rescued to arrive at Queenstown that night.From Wikipedia, FWIW
9 posted on
02/05/2006 3:23:46 PM PST by
ExGeeEye
(What's taters, precious?)
To: ops33
I had recalled there being some survivors, and one minute with Googol confirms this. A death toll around 1200 is probably correct. If anyone wants to dig into this seriously, ping me with results.
11 posted on
02/05/2006 3:27:33 PM PST by
T'wit
(As they say: If you like the law, sausage or Bill Clinton, don't watch them being made.)
To: ops33
No there were in fact a number of survivors from the Lusitania. However, the loss of life due to the very rapid sinking of the ship +- Ten minutes caused a very high casualty rate.
57 posted on
02/08/2006 6:28:05 PM PST by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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