Sinking of the Lusitania (HD Animation)

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Published 2017-02-17

On May 7, 1915 at 2:10 in the afternoon a torpedo fired by the German submarine U 20 slammed into the side of the liner Lusitania. A mysterious second explosion ripped the liner apart. Within 18 minutes the giant ship slipped beneath the sea. One thousand one hundred nineteen of the 1,924 aboard died. The dead included 114 Americans.

All Comments (21)

@6SLeGM 6 years ago

Only 6 of the 48 boats were launched successfully.
@JacobSeed_2018 7 years ago

Not the most amazing recreation of a sinking ship I've ever seen. But it's certainly the best Lusitania sinking animation out. Good job, you did her proud.
@trevorwise6067 5 years ago

May I just say that the music in the video fits it so well
@PartTimeExplorer 3 years ago

This is a really clever use of 2d images. Well done!
@theexoticshorthair156 6 years ago

Thanks for not having her stand upright. Some people are saying “ OH IT COULD BECAUS THE BOW HAS A BEND. “ THE SHIP WAS 787 ft LONG AND THE WATER WAS 300 ft deep. A bend in the bow wouldn’t do anything. It would still be about 600 ft in 300 ft of water.
@WeneedmoreGodsinTshirts 5 years ago

Amazing. I can't believe they videoed it so well. And to think 6 were launched!
@NatesOutdoors 6 years ago

Very good video,I liked it,I love the older ships like this, especially the Titanic and her sisters,the part that freaks me out tho is when the ship sinks and u can see it under the water going down,very cool thanks for sharing
@alecburlingame8621 6 years ago

It looks like the Lusitania is turning into an oversized submarine.
@NobodyGoesREKT 3 years ago

damn, great improvement with some photos on the internet, nice!
@commodorefork 7 years ago

Looks like it's sailing into the ocean. :p
@matthewmann8969 5 years ago

They need to make a movie in the modern day about this
@daddypig2278 4 years ago

This is a boat \_________/ Don't let it sink under the comments
@cambriasymone 5 years ago

Just know this. If the dang ship has 'tan' anywhere in the name,dont get on it Titanic Brittanic Lusitania
@priscillayanthi818 7 years ago

COOL!
@madcorndog 5 years ago

I think when the ship reached a high angle, it touched the sea floor and the stern came back down.
@thefidgetspinner2007 4 years ago

Lusitania doesn’t even look like a ship underwater
@GloryRenault 3 years ago

So cool
@RandomGamerFL 6 years ago

Cool
@therandomdude3060 7 years ago

cool!
@andrewaviation8546 4 years ago

Sailing in the ocean while sinking.if you hit something like iceberg or torpedo it will stop in a second or minute because the engine room is flooded of the water but that's a nice video :)