Inscription
officially opened by
Minister Simon Coveney T.D.
in the presence of
Cllr. Séamus McGrath
Mayor of County Cork.
7th May 2017
[Excerpts from the circular bas relief memorial]
On Friday May 7th 1915, at 2.10pm, RMS Lusitania was struck by torpedo and sank in 18 minutes. [liner shown in New York City harbor]
The wreck lies almost due south of this memorial on the Old Head of Kinsale.
Lusitania Crew
William Thomas TURNER (CAPTAIN)
[Balance of crew not transcribed]
[Bas relief of submarine and periscope view]
[Bas relief of Grim Reaper and sinking ship]
[Bas relief of Mother and Babe - a famous WWI poster]
[Bas relief of Cunard ad and German warning]
LUSITANIA PASSENGERS
[not transcribed]
[Bas relief of mass burial of victims]
[Bas relief of fish becoming coffins]
[Bas relief of collapsed Lusitania wreck]
When The Lusitania Went Down
By Chas McCarron and Nat Vincent
[musical
score]
50 Infants under 3 yrs - 12 Survived
Details
| HM Number | HM2KTL |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2017 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 15th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 29U E 531669 N 5718857 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 51.61985000, -8.54255000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 51° 37.191', W 8° 32.553' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 51° 37' 11.46" N, 8° 32' 33.18" W |
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