A SUNKEN MOTIVE 2
A Sunken Motive
Many are aware of the tragic attack of the Lusitania, ultimately propelling the United States into the ongoing World War I. Often overlooked, is the theory that British and possibly American officials conspired against the United States in arranging such an attack. Proponents of such a theory enforce their argument with information such as the fact the Britain failed to utilize an escort ship on the voyage, Captain William Turner sailed too close to shore, and also made call to slow the ship’s pace. These facts enable a researcher to formulate an opinion. The Lusitania’s destruction was a result of German suspicion and English influence in an effort to persuade America to join World War I.
The date was May 4, 1915. The Lusitania was prepared to sail from …show more content…
According to the Reader’s Digest, Captain Turner ordered to slow to a crawling fifteen to eighteen knots per hour as a result (p. 384). Captain Turner received urgent messages from Britain bearing news of active submarines in the proximity. The Reader’s Digest mentions that Britain failed to mention Lieutenant Walther Schweiger and his crew aboard a U-20 repeatedly sank ships along the Irish coast (p. 384). Britain’s failure to provide an escort once the Lusitania drew near to the Liverpool port raises suspicion as to whether or not Britain participated in the planning of the imminent attack. The Reader’s Digest writes that just before 2:10 P.M. two passengers on deck, spying through a periscope, observed a submarine. At the same moment, a seaman viewed an enormous bubble advancing towards the ship (p. 384). The missile was fired from the German U-20 commanded by Schweiger. Survivors reported of two explosions, the explosion of the torpedo striking the ship, and a second more violent explosion. Undoubtedly sending the Lusitania to the depths of the Atlantic in a brief time of just eighteen
A Sunken Motive
Many are aware of the tragic attack of the Lusitania, ultimately propelling the United States into the ongoing World War I. Often overlooked, is the theory that British and possibly American officials conspired against the United States in arranging such an attack. Proponents of such a theory enforce their argument with information such as the fact the Britain failed to utilize an escort ship on the voyage, Captain William Turner sailed too close to shore, and also made call to slow the ship’s pace. These facts enable a researcher to formulate an opinion. The Lusitania’s destruction was a result of German suspicion and English influence in an effort to persuade America to join World War I.
The date was May 4, 1915. The Lusitania was prepared to sail from …show more content…
According to the Reader’s Digest, Captain Turner ordered to slow to a crawling fifteen to eighteen knots per hour as a result (p. 384). Captain Turner received urgent messages from Britain bearing news of active submarines in the proximity. The Reader’s Digest mentions that Britain failed to mention Lieutenant Walther Schweiger and his crew aboard a U-20 repeatedly sank ships along the Irish coast (p. 384). Britain’s failure to provide an escort once the Lusitania drew near to the Liverpool port raises suspicion as to whether or not Britain participated in the planning of the imminent attack. The Reader’s Digest writes that just before 2:10 P.M. two passengers on deck, spying through a periscope, observed a submarine. At the same moment, a seaman viewed an enormous bubble advancing towards the ship (p. 384). The missile was fired from the German U-20 commanded by Schweiger. Survivors reported of two explosions, the explosion of the torpedo striking the ship, and a second more violent explosion. Undoubtedly sending the Lusitania to the depths of the Atlantic in a brief time of just eighteen