Good movie but a slight error on the sinking scene. The seabed was only around 300' below the surface, and as the ship was over 700' long, it could not do a 'Titanic' dive. The position of the wreck on its' starboard side and the breaking of the keel indicates it struck the seabed and skidded as it went under and broke apart.
Those poor people in the elevator. That's one of the most horrific ways to die I can think of. What it must've really been like I have no idea...seeing the icy water slowly rise around you, knowing you were trapped, knowing there was nothing you could do, knowing you were going to die. They must've been terrified. May all of those innocent people rest in peace.
@AmericanEvita Because if I were a proud captain of my ship, I would refer it as my child. Like Thomas Andrews and Captain E. J. Smith did with the Titanic. And you wouldn't let a child die, that is why, and Captain Turner was blown out the bridge while the Lusitania sank.
@Abricialio And yet Titanic's designer Bruce Ismay opted to save himself, rather than dying nobly with his "child". It was his fault for pressuring E.J. to have the ship travel at full speed to "make headlines". Ismay should have died in 1912 rather than in 1937. I mean, the Captain and Andrews - whom he worked closely with on Titanic- sacrificed themselves and he did not. He got on a lifeboat. The bastard.
@AmericanEvita Well I think Bruce Ismay loved the RMS Olympic more. Because many people and hes grandson told that he was trying to save the RMS Olympic before she was sold. To remember the giant liners of that time, but he didn't had the money. In 1937 the last part of the hull was going to be scrapped of the Olympic, in the same year he died.
@AmericanEvita Ismay never pressured Smith into anything, Senora Peron. Even at full speed, the Titanic would never make any headlines. It's an urban myth. And he didn't sneak his way into a lifeboat, Murdoch threw him and a few other passengers in right before it was lowered.
I love all these comments about how awful and evil the Germans are. Unfortunately this is war people and America has been just as awful and evil. Hiroshima. Look at how many innocent women and children were killed then. Vietnam. Korea. The Middle East. America is no saint. War is a terrible thing and makes good people turn evil.
People always say Germany was to blame for the disaster. They were not the only ones to blame, but from what this portrays about the Lusitania carrying ammunition for the british, everone was to blame. In 1993 Robert ballard explored the Lusitania 8 years after he found the Titanic. He found evidence that the Ammo didn't explode, but a cloud of Coal dust caused the second explosion. Coal dust is very explosive.
@dave86silv83 That's why this film shows the ammo and the Admiralty not redirecting them. "Murder on the Atlantic" has more than one meaning in this case. Brilliant film, IMO.
You want a massacre? Try reading the book "Wilful Murder", by Diane Preston. It really emphasizes the more graphic fate of many of the victims, ie maimed, disfigured corpses, amputations, etc...
It sure takes lots of guts to be in the military fighting a war. You really can't afford to have any handicaps. Limited eyesight and limited reaction time can cause you to shoot something you really didn't want to shoot.
Google Wilhelm Gustloff and then tell me how evil the Germans are. And before you tell me it was a Nazi ship and fair game, let me say the people aboard were not Nazis, but defenceless refugees trying to escape a vengence crazed Russia. Why do people know more about the Lusitania than this ship?
You're right about that. The Lusitania I assume was a Cunard ship but it was a British ship built in England. Just like the Titanic which worked for White Star. When the ship was struck by a torpeedo, it was a terrible thing. War is very serious stuff and is quite dangerous. I am GLAD that I am here as a member on YouTube rather than in the military fighting a war.
Yet they broke a general rule: Never hurt and unarmed man, or in this case ship. Dont tell me shit about having ammo on the Lusitania: It's only armed if it's has the items to fire it, a gun. The Germans attacked in offense.
well if you had done the proper reseach you would've learned that the Lusitania, The Mauretania, and the Aquatania all were fitted with Gun Turrets.altough the Lusitania Was To Have Hers Finish installion a few days after the sinking, she along with her sisters were tech. now labled as AMC's aka Armored Merchant Cruisers thus allowing themto be targets in warfare.
may be better to cry in the Titanic.
gery2221 5 months ago
Being stuck in an elevator whilst drowning, or having your leg tangled whilst drowning... I wonder which is worse
sagitario114 10 months ago
Good movie but a slight error on the sinking scene. The seabed was only around 300' below the surface, and as the ship was over 700' long, it could not do a 'Titanic' dive. The position of the wreck on its' starboard side and the breaking of the keel indicates it struck the seabed and skidded as it went under and broke apart.
181stTIE 1 year ago
How cold were the water here? Just wondering.
Titanic's were freezing cold. 0 degrees Celsius.
MichaelJacksonFan000 1 year ago
Did I heard someone farted at 7:05
Romerjon17 1 year ago
This show a bad example of a lifeboat in use HAIZ... may the people rip
yichen100 1 year ago
wouldnt it be faster just to untie the lifebouts and have the people fall into the water and they can climb onto it
meuass72 1 year ago
Life Boat = failure
Stealth72079 1 year ago
the germans knew it was a passenger liner and they still sank it
statusquoch1 1 year ago
Those poor people in the elevator. That's one of the most horrific ways to die I can think of. What it must've really been like I have no idea...seeing the icy water slowly rise around you, knowing you were trapped, knowing there was nothing you could do, knowing you were going to die. They must've been terrified. May all of those innocent people rest in peace.
archergrl1996 1 year ago
Why did the Captain of the Lusitania do the same thing as the Captain of Titanic and stay in the pilot room while the ship sank ?????
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
@AmericanEvita Because if I were a proud captain of my ship, I would refer it as my child. Like Thomas Andrews and Captain E. J. Smith did with the Titanic. And you wouldn't let a child die, that is why, and Captain Turner was blown out the bridge while the Lusitania sank.
Abricialio 1 year ago
@Abricialio And yet Titanic's designer Bruce Ismay opted to save himself, rather than dying nobly with his "child". It was his fault for pressuring E.J. to have the ship travel at full speed to "make headlines". Ismay should have died in 1912 rather than in 1937. I mean, the Captain and Andrews - whom he worked closely with on Titanic- sacrificed themselves and he did not. He got on a lifeboat. The bastard.
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
@AmericanEvita Well I think Bruce Ismay loved the RMS Olympic more. Because many people and hes grandson told that he was trying to save the RMS Olympic before she was sold. To remember the giant liners of that time, but he didn't had the money. In 1937 the last part of the hull was going to be scrapped of the Olympic, in the same year he died.
Abricialio 1 year ago
@AmericanEvita Ismay never pressured Smith into anything, Senora Peron. Even at full speed, the Titanic would never make any headlines. It's an urban myth. And he didn't sneak his way into a lifeboat, Murdoch threw him and a few other passengers in right before it was lowered.
HouseOnSunset 1 year ago
I love all these comments about how awful and evil the Germans are. Unfortunately this is war people and America has been just as awful and evil. Hiroshima. Look at how many innocent women and children were killed then. Vietnam. Korea. The Middle East. America is no saint. War is a terrible thing and makes good people turn evil.
TheHiphopjoe 2 years ago
@TheHiphopjoe I agree. But we're talking about this particular incident in 1915 when Germans hurled a torpedo at a cruise ship LOL
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
BBC - Dead in the Water - The Attack on the USS Liberty 1of7
watch?v=Ujoc1DYjuPE&feature=PlayList&p=6C46A26B6EFB16B4&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=18
uncledevo 2 years ago
He he. It's a forum.
FALCONPUNCH007 2 years ago
People always say Germany was to blame for the disaster. They were not the only ones to blame, but from what this portrays about the Lusitania carrying ammunition for the british, everone was to blame. In 1993 Robert ballard explored the Lusitania 8 years after he found the Titanic. He found evidence that the Ammo didn't explode, but a cloud of Coal dust caused the second explosion. Coal dust is very explosive.
dave86silv83 2 years ago 17
That is ture dave86silv83.
RMSTitanic87 2 years ago
Woawoawoawoawoa! Two Explosions?
FALCONPUNCH007 2 years ago
@dave86silv83 That's why this film shows the ammo and the Admiralty not redirecting them. "Murder on the Atlantic" has more than one meaning in this case. Brilliant film, IMO.
BritishTrekkie952 8 months ago 4
What the hell do you want?
FALCONPUNCH007 2 years ago
"That was nothing more than a massacre"
You want a massacre? Try reading the book "Wilful Murder", by Diane Preston. It really emphasizes the more graphic fate of many of the victims, ie maimed, disfigured corpses, amputations, etc...
it's not pretty.
TheGozalus 2 years ago
Although this was a horroble disaster, it did bring the US into the war.
TitanicExpert 2 years ago
@TitanicExpert This and the Zimmerman note
DustinOfPersonality 2 weeks ago
It sure takes lots of guts to be in the military fighting a war. You really can't afford to have any handicaps. Limited eyesight and limited reaction time can cause you to shoot something you really didn't want to shoot.
Streetcar1743 2 years ago
Google Wilhelm Gustloff and then tell me how evil the Germans are. And before you tell me it was a Nazi ship and fair game, let me say the people aboard were not Nazis, but defenceless refugees trying to escape a vengence crazed Russia. Why do people know more about the Lusitania than this ship?
Dauntless07 2 years ago
You're right about that. The Lusitania I assume was a Cunard ship but it was a British ship built in England. Just like the Titanic which worked for White Star. When the ship was struck by a torpeedo, it was a terrible thing. War is very serious stuff and is quite dangerous. I am GLAD that I am here as a member on YouTube rather than in the military fighting a war.
Streetcar1743 2 years ago
A Day To Remember... 7th May, 1915.
Abricialio 2 years ago
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FALCONPUNCH007 2 years ago
that was nothing more than a massacre
TheMacca94 2 years ago 7
The Germans were nothing but trouble from the start when it came to sinking passenger ships.
Streetcar1743 2 years ago
They know damn well they could have done more to protect her!
jd00720 2 years ago
ITwas war time. The only important think was to hurt your enemie.
estesoyojajaja 2 years ago
@jd00720 A British convoy should've been brought up
DustinOfPersonality 2 weeks ago
Had the germans no shame in what they just did?
andywatson55 2 years ago
they did after
shaun1912 2 years ago 2
Why shame? That is Honor in War!! Learn the History! The German are not Evil! That is just war! And england was too Shame! Not ever the german!
worldatwar1992 2 years ago
Yet they broke a general rule: Never hurt and unarmed man, or in this case ship. Dont tell me shit about having ammo on the Lusitania: It's only armed if it's has the items to fire it, a gun. The Germans attacked in offense.
FALCONPUNCH007 2 years ago
well if you had done the proper reseach you would've learned that the Lusitania, The Mauretania, and the Aquatania all were fitted with Gun Turrets.altough the Lusitania Was To Have Hers Finish installion a few days after the sinking, she along with her sisters were tech. now labled as AMC's aka Armored Merchant Cruisers thus allowing themto be targets in warfare.
DegenerationX07 2 years ago
they shud have made more sinking shots and i mean stunts from the stern like in titanic
murnavid 2 years ago
It would depend if it was historically accurate, though.
FALCONPUNCH007 2 years ago
@murnavid That would have been great but they probably couldn't because of the budget.
TheHiphopjoe 2 years ago
@thehiphopjoe i agree but still
murnavid 2 years ago
mister churthill
davvvvo 2 years ago 2