130 Victims of Lusitania Disaster Buried Outside of Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland, May 10, 1915
5/10/1915
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The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat (submarine) on Friday, May 7, 1915, eleven miles off of the coast of Ireland. Among the dead were at least 120 Americans. The sinking of the Lusitania helped to turn public opinion against Germany in America. The United States formally entered WWI two years later.
The original caption for this photograph reads: 130 victims of Lusitania disaster buried in one large grave at Queenstown, Ireland, May 10, 1915.
One of the most mournful of the scenes which followed the sinking of the Lusitania was that at Queenstown on Monday, May 10, 1915 when 120 of the victims whose bodies had been recovered, were buried. All business was suspended and thousands of people came from all over the country to attend the burial services. The Lord Mayor of Cork, High Sheriff and Members of public bodies at Queenstown walked in the procession. The picture shows the caskets in the immense grave.
The original caption for this photograph reads: 130 victims of Lusitania disaster buried in one large grave at Queenstown, Ireland, May 10, 1915.
One of the most mournful of the scenes which followed the sinking of the Lusitania was that at Queenstown on Monday, May 10, 1915 when 120 of the victims whose bodies had been recovered, were buried. All business was suspended and thousands of people came from all over the country to attend the burial services. The Lord Mayor of Cork, High Sheriff and Members of public bodies at Queenstown walked in the procession. The picture shows the caskets in the immense grave.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 45555900
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-537F-10; U-Boat Victims - Lusitania; 5/10/1915; U-Boat Victims - Lusitania; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/130-victims-lusitania, March 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
