Do you deny that it was shipping weapons to Britain? Do you deny that the German embassy warned passengers in advance of this fact?
Yes, I deny it, as well as the credibility of sources such as Saul David and Noel Marshall, the latter of whom was casting aspersions when viewing a UK government paper warning divers exploring the wreck of risks “to life and limb”.
The Cruiser Rules were clear, and the Second Reich clearly had no regard for them, further cementing their rogue entity status. There were indeed a number of Q-ships that had on-board guns, but the Lusitania had none.