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==World War I==
==World War I==
[[File:NYT01May1915.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Advertisement and shipping news page for the ''New York Times'', May 1, 1915, detailing sailing schedules of ocean liners and other ships, as well as the notice from the Imperial German Embassy in Washington, D.C., warning all such vessels departing for Great Britain that they would enter a war zone at their own risk.]]
With British entry in World War I, many available liners were requisitioned for use by the government: ''Olympic'' and ''Britannic'', once sisters to the ill-fated [[RMS Titanic|''Titanic'']], were taken from rival White Star Line and used as a troop transport and hospital ship, respectively. ''Mauritania'' as well as Cunard's third entry, ''Aquitania'', were also taken and used. ''Lusitania'' remained under Cunard control, as passenger service was still expected and needed; a possible clandestine use as a deliverer of military arms was not overlooked.
With British entry in World War I, many available liners were requisitioned for use by the government: ''Olympic'' and ''Britannic'', once sisters to the ill-fated [[RMS Titanic|''Titanic'']], were taken from rival White Star Line and used as a troop transport and hospital ship, respectively. ''Mauritania'' as well as Cunard's third entry, ''Aquitania'', were also taken and used. ''Lusitania'' remained under Cunard control, as passenger service was still expected and needed; a possible clandestine use as a deliverer of military arms was not overlooked.
====Last voyage====
====Last voyage====
On April 30th, 1915, ''Lusitania'' was being loaded in New York with supplies. Over on the other side of the Atlantic in Germany, Kapitänleutnant Walter Schwieger was ordered to take his U-20 German submarine on patrol. ''Lusitania'' started its trip to Britain on May 1st, 1915, carrying 1257 passengers and 702 crew members under the command of Captain William Turner. The same day she sailed, the ''New York Times'' ran its shipping schedules; business was normal as far as the neutral United States was concerned. On the same page below the Cunard advertisement for ''Lusitania'', the German embassy ran a printed add of its own:
On April 30th, 1915, ''Lusitania'' was being loaded in New York with supplies. Over on the other side of the Atlantic in Germany, Kapitänleutnant Walter Schwieger was ordered to take his U-20 German submarine on patrol. ''Lusitania'' started its trip to Britain on May 1st, 1915, carrying 1257 passengers and 702 crew members under the command of Captain William Turner. The same day she sailed, the ''New York Times'' ran its shipping schedules; business was normal as far as the neutral United States was concerned. On the same page below the Cunard advertisement for ''Lusitania'', the German embassy ran a printed add of its own: