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| pass=2,198 total <br>First-class: 552<br>Second-class: 460<br>Third-class: 1,186

| pass=2,198 total <br>First-class: 552<br>Second-class: 460<br>Third-class: 1,186

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[[File:Lusitania-warn.png|300px|right|thumb|German advertisement in all major newspapers, warns passengers not to take the ''Lusitania.'' The ad did not say the Germans would violate international law by not giving passenggers a chance to board lifeboats.]]

[[File:Lusitania-warn.png|300px|right|thumb|German advertisement in all major newspapers, warns passengers not to take the ''Lusitania.'' The ad did not say the Germans would violate international law by not giving passengers a chance to board lifeboats.]]

'''RMS ''Lusitania''''' was a British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat (submarine) in  [[World War I]] with heavy loss of life. The terrorist attack on unarmed civilians was a major atrocity that outraged Americans and ruined Germany's reputation as an honorable nation. The episode helped push the U.S. into war against Germany in 1917.

'''RMS ''Lusitania''''' was a British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat (submarine) in  [[World War I]] with heavy loss of life. The terrorist attack on unarmed civilians was a major atrocity that outraged Americans and ruined Germany's reputation as an honorable nation. The episode helped push the U.S. into war against Germany in 1917.