Lusitania (1907)
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May 7, 1915: A torpedo fired by the German submarine SMS U-20 streaks toward the Lusitania. No photographs exist of the sinking, only this series of portraits by Ken Marschall give us a look at the events of that tragic day.
(SMS U-20 pages)
© Ken Marschall all rights reserved
(Trans-Atlantic Designs Inc)



Ken Marshall's portrait of the torpedo hitting the Lusitania.
© Ken Marschall all rights reserved
(Trans-Atlantic Designs Inc)



This portrait by Ken Marschall shows Lusitania beginning her final plunge into the deep.
© Ken Marschall all rights reserved
(Trans-Atlantic Designs Inc)



This portrait by Ken Marschall shows the wreck of the Lusitania decades after the sinking.
© Ken Marschall all rights reserved
(Trans-Atlantic Designs Inc)





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Page published Mar. 14, 2007