Auction 7
Third Reich Militaria, WWI, WWII, Autographs
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
Contact auction house
Sep 5, 2021
PO Box 13020 Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
Terms of sale
View demo
The auction has ended
|
LOT 26:
Medal & Box RMS Lusitania Ship Sunk by German Submarine
more...
|
|
|
Sold for: $125
Start price:
$
50
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 7.8%
On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
|
Medal & Box RMS Lusitania Ship Sunk by German Submarine
Souvenir or memento that commemorates the tragic sunk of the famous RMS Lusitania in 1915 by a German submarine during WW1.RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles (18 km) off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 passengers and crew. The sinking occurred about two years before the United States declaration of war on Germany. Although the Lusitania sinking was a major factor in building support for a war, war was eventually declared only after the Imperial German Government resumed the use of unrestricted submarine warfare against American shipping in an attempt to break the transatlantic supply chain from the US to Britain, as well as after the Zimmermann Telegram. Lusitania held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing and was briefly the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of the Mauretania three months later. The Cunard Line launched her in 1906 at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic trade. She was sunk on her 202nd trans-Atlantic crossing.
