Passenger ship

existing procedure of stopping an enemy vessel and providing for the safety of passengers and crew before sinking it by declaring, “it may not always be possible to save crews and passengers.” The United States decided the Germans new submarine policy was in violation of neutral rights. Clearly, this alone caused more tension between Wilson and defiant Germany. Secondly, the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania. The ship was torpedoed after the Germans realized it secretly carried a…

Heroism comes in many forms. From the grasp of the union juggernauts, emerges one of the last Civil war ships, The CSS Shenandoah. In John Baldwin and Ron Powers’ book, Last Flag Down, the final span of the war ship Shenandoah’s life is brought into play and the efforts of the crew to keep it alive are put to the test. When the Confederacy began slipping and falling prey to the Union’s overwhelming power, a Confederate States Navy Lieutenant Commander strives to claim this warship as his own,…

“The art of courage is staring into a boar’s eyes, using that fear invoked inside yourself to fuel a fire, making you even stronger during a time of great panic.” This word of advice once uttered from my father’s mouth while we were hunting is one of the last recollections I have of him. Little did I know was that his words of wisdom would ring true, time and time again during my lifetime. When I was fourteen years old, both of my parents passed away during a raid of our village. They were…

conducted until a few days after the boat had actually sunk. That is still an adequate amount of time for a person’s body to be inspected and recorded properly. This also gives an understanding of how slow communication was between people. Today, if a ship were to crash in the middle of the ocean, it would only be a matter of minutes for someone on land to find out; and probably only a few hours for rescue teams to get to the boat. But because communication was so limited during the early 1900s,…

Ellis Island was a destination and a dream for many immigrants who wanted to start a new life. But for some Ellis island was a bad place because they had had heard stories about people being deported because of their bad manifests or documents about their history that where bad, for example like being a thief. But what had concerned most people was and the long, hard enduring journey that they had to face. “Ellis island was where all the immigrants went to find a new life” (Sandler, 7-8)…

The full name is An Act regulating passenger ships and vessels. The act demanded that ships must have list of all passengers with information regarding the district collector. When the act was passed Europe were entering peace after many wars. The United States were also becoming a somewhat better nation. Immigration was increasing…

9/16/1976 – U.S. A Soviet cargo ship was bombed by an anti-Castro refugee group. 8/1/1976 – The Greek vessel “Tina” was sunk by three limpet mines. 8/4/1975 – U.S. A group called “Jaws” bombed the Bahamian vessel “Goldfinger II.” 10/7/1974 – Argentina. The Argentine vessel “Mykinai” was bombed. 5/1/1974 – U.S. The “Caribe Star” was sunk in Los Angeles Harbor by a bomb. 6/5/1973 – U.S. An ex-Yankee baseball player, Gerry Priddy threatened to blow up a Princess Cruise passenger liner at sea.…

into the war. Germany and Great Britain both used unrestricted submarine warfare (attacking all foreign ships) and naval blockades. America was offended at Germany not only because of their unethical sinking on neutral passenger ships, but also because their naval strategies interfered with trade. The Lusitania was sunk on May 7, 2015 by German submarines. Although it was a British passenger ship, 128 of the onboard Americans died. America was not completely faultless, though. Military supplies…

“In New York, 1871 Vanderbilt was in the Grand Central Depot, the terminal for New York Central Railroad was constructed with features like elevated platforms , a glass balloon roof spanning all the tracks and boarding areas only accessible to passengers”. He made railroad much better than it was by making it cheaper and efficient. He mastered steamboat design when steamboats were new technology. Cornelius Vanderbilt made things we can use and keep using forever. He was born on May 27, 1794…

Lusitania During this time in my life, it was already extremely difficult to cope with things. The loss of my husband was always in the back of my mind. Knowing that he wasn’t here to help raise my son, John, was the worst feeling that I have ever felt. Now that it had been five years since the death of my husband, I realized John and I needed a new beginning. I live in New York City and have heard of the Lusitania many times by almost everyone. It was a buzzing topic that was popular among…