Sinking of the Lusitania

On May 7, 1915, the German U-boat U-20 spotted the British ocean liner Lusitania. The U-20 fired a torpedo at the Lusitania. A lookout on the Lusitania saw the torpedo coming with his binoculars. He said "Torpedo closing on the starboard bow!" The passengers on the Lusitania saw the torpedo. One of them said "Oh my gosh!" Captain William Turner also saw the torpedo and shouted "Hard to starboard!" But it was too late. The torpedo hit the Lusitania. The Lusitania sank to the bottom of the sea, killing 1,198 people. This brutal act prompted the entry of the United States of America into World War 1.