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00:00:00In 1915, 2,000 people boarded the Lusitania on a perilous journey from America to war-torn
00:00:11Europe.
00:00:12We cannot nursemaid every civilian ship out there.
00:00:16Knowing they were to travel through waters patrolled by German U-boats.
00:00:20Do you think the Germans really will try and get us?
00:00:25What followed was one of the most brutal attacks of modern warfare.
00:00:471,200 people died in those freezing Atlantic waters.
00:01:13Innocent men, women and children had become the targets of war.
00:01:20I'm Professor Ian Holberg.
00:01:22I was one of them.
00:01:43Shortly after the start of the First World War in 1914, Germany unleashed a new and deadly
00:01:59weapon, the U-boat.
00:02:08Britain had illegally blockaded German ports to starve the population into submission.
00:02:20In retaliation, German U-boat commanders were ordered to attack any British vessel they
00:02:25could find, even unarmed merchant ships.
00:02:32The rules of warfare were being rewritten.
00:02:55I was returning from a lecture tour of America when I first found out that the Lusitania
00:03:10might be a target for these submarines.
00:03:12There it was, right below the day's sailing times, an extraordinary warning from the German
00:03:20embassy that we might be attacked.
00:03:24Lusitania hadn't yet joined the war, so I assumed this was just a bluff to discourage
00:03:28trade with Europe.
00:03:29Surely the Germans wouldn't really contemplate sinking a ship full of innocent people.
00:03:38This was Britain's flagship liner.
00:04:02Not just a ship, but a huge city on the waves.
00:04:06Britain competed in size and power.
00:04:08She looked indestructible.
00:04:09Mr. Vanderbilt, I understand you can't swim.
00:04:10Did you see the warning in the paper?
00:04:11What was that question?
00:04:12Did you see the warning in the paper?
00:04:13I did.
00:04:14I thought it was scaremongering tactics.
00:04:15They think they can intimidate us that easily?
00:04:16Then they're wrong.
00:04:17I don't like it, Tom.
00:04:18Couldn't you talk to him?
00:04:19Tell him we've changed our minds.
00:04:20After all, we've got the children.
00:04:21Don't be daft.
00:04:22We've got the children.
00:04:23We've got the children.
00:04:24We've got the children.
00:04:25We've got the children.
00:04:26We've got the children.
00:04:27We've got the children.
00:04:28We've got the children.
00:04:29We've got the children.
00:04:30We've got the children.
00:04:32Couldn't you talk to him?
00:04:33Tell him we've changed our minds.
00:04:34After all, we've got the children.
00:04:35Don't be daft.
00:04:36Don't be daft.
00:04:37No one else is getting on.
00:04:38No one else is getting on.
00:04:39Isn't your wife worried about you going?
00:04:40Isn't your wife worried about you going?
00:04:41Look, three years ago, I booked a passage on the Titanic,
00:04:42Look, three years ago, I booked a passage on the Titanic,
00:04:43Look, three years ago, I booked a passage on the Titanic,
00:04:44Look, three years ago, I booked a passage on the Titanic,
00:04:45but something made me change my mind.
00:04:46but something made me change my mind.
00:04:47but something made me change my mind.
00:04:48I guess someone up there's looking after me.
00:04:49I guess someone up there's looking after me.
00:04:50I guess someone up there's looking after me.
00:04:52If it was really dangerous, they wouldn't let her sail.
00:04:53If it was really dangerous, they wouldn't let her sail.
00:04:54If it was really dangerous, they wouldn't let her sail.
00:04:55Anyway, we'd never get our money back.
00:04:56Anyway, we'd never get our money back.
00:04:57Anyway, we'd never get our money back.
00:04:58Don't get yourself all worked up.
00:04:59Don't get yourself all worked up.
00:05:00I'm not getting worked up.
00:05:01I'm not getting worked up.
00:05:02I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:03I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:04I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:05I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:06I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:07I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:08I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:09I'm just leaning, if I may ask.
00:05:10Doing more than 14 knots has ever, ever been torpedoed.
00:05:11Doing more than 14 knots has ever, ever been torpedoed.
00:05:12Doing more than 14 knots has ever, ever been torpedoed.
00:05:13We'll get you all safely to Liverpool, I give you my word on that.
00:05:14We'll get you all safely to Liverpool, I give you my word on that.
00:05:15We'll get you all safely to Liverpool, I give you my word on that.
00:05:16And you'll be in the capable hands of one of the best ship's masters around,
00:05:17And you'll be in the capable hands of one of the best ship's masters around,
00:05:18And you'll be in the capable hands of one of the best ship's masters around,
00:05:19Captain William Turner.
00:05:20Captain William Turner.
00:05:21Ah, Captain.
00:05:22Ah, Captain.
00:05:23Can I get you to sign that, please, sir?
00:05:24Can I get you to sign that, please, sir?
00:05:26Can I get you to sign that, please, sir?
00:05:30I don't like carrying munitions.
00:05:31I'm not on a passenger ship.
00:05:33Not on a passenger ship.
00:05:35It's only riffle cartridges, shell casings, that sort of thing.
00:05:37It's only riffle cartridges, shell casings, that sort of thing.
00:05:38All part of the war effort, Captain Turner.
00:05:39All part of the war effort, Captain Turner.
00:05:44Be careful with that.
00:05:45Be careful with that.
00:05:46Captain, can I ask what you make of this notice in the paper, sir?
00:05:56I can't believe everything you read in the newspapers, sir.
00:05:59As usual, we're sailing under the guidance and protection of the British Admiralty.
00:06:04They've looked after us very well on all our previous crosses.
00:06:08Now, if you'll excuse me.
00:06:15You've just received this from our people in New York, alongside the sailing times of the Lusitania, sir.
00:06:20Yes?
00:06:21The travellers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and Great Britain,
00:06:28and that American sailing in British ships do so at their own risk.
00:06:33It's signed by the Imperial German Embassy.
00:06:41That's a good one.
00:06:44Sir?
00:06:45They talk a good war, Windridge.
00:06:48Threatening something of the Lusitania's size and speed. I hardly think so.
00:06:52Most amusing of the Germans. Not normally known for their sense of humour.
00:06:56Thank you, Windridge.
00:06:57Thank you, sir.
00:07:08At the time, we shared the Admiralty's confidence.
00:07:12Naturally, as civilians travelling on a passenger ship, we were out of harm's way.
00:07:19Our new home was the height of modern luxury.
00:07:23Her four immense dining rooms handled 10,000 meals a day.
00:07:27There was a creche for children, a library, and even electric lifts to carry passengers between decks.
00:07:41The Lusitania was also fast, capable of cruising at speeds of 25 knots.
00:07:47The 800-foot ship was one of the quickest afloat.
00:07:52Morning, sir.
00:07:53Morning, sir.
00:08:02Take her out.
00:08:03Aye, aye, sir.
00:08:05Start with 15.
00:08:06Start with 15, sir.
00:08:08Dead slow astern. All engines.
00:08:09Dead slow astern.
00:08:10Dead slow astern, sir.
00:08:39At 12.20, we cast off for Liverpool on our seven-day voyage.
00:08:53On board were nearly 2,000 souls.
00:08:59Of my fellow passengers, 200 were Americans, and 129 were children.
00:09:16What we didn't know as we sailed west was that on the other side of the Atlantic, 3,500 miles away,
00:09:23a German submarine had also just left its home port and was heading out to new hunting grounds.
00:09:30The U-20 was just two years old and had been the first U-boat to navigate right round the British Isles using a school atlas.
00:09:43She ran on diesel, only switching to electric power when she was submerged.
00:09:53Conditions were tough for her crew of 35.
00:09:57The air was foul with the smell of sweat and oil.
00:10:06Come on.
00:10:11Here, over here.
00:10:13The engine room is clear again, sir.
00:10:15We did it.
00:10:21Good.
00:10:24Lance, give him a sip.
00:10:27Thank you, sir.
00:10:29How is it for you, birds?
00:10:31Your first fine voyage?
00:10:33I'll be fine, sir.
00:10:35Have you been abroad before?
00:10:37Yes.
00:10:39A few times in Holland. I had an aunt there.
00:10:42Then say hello to your aunt in front of me.
00:10:45Is she pretty?
00:10:48Not really, sir.
00:10:51Then forget it.
00:10:57Alarm!
00:11:00Alarm!
00:11:02Alarm!
00:11:04Clear for deflating.
00:11:06Clear for deflating.
00:11:08Flooding.
00:11:09Flooding! Flooding!
00:11:14Switching to battery power.
00:11:16Switching to battery power.
00:11:17Switching to battery power.
00:11:2710 o'clock up.
00:11:36He's close to us.
00:11:37He wants to run us over.
00:11:40To 90 meters!
00:11:41Forward! Forward!
00:11:43Forward! Forward!
00:11:45Forward! Forward!
00:11:47Forward! Forward!
00:11:49Forward! Forward!
00:11:51Forward! Forward!
00:11:53Forward! Forward!
00:11:55Forward!
00:11:57Forward!
00:11:59Forward!
00:12:01Forward!
00:12:03Forward!
00:12:11Forward!
00:12:13Forward!
00:12:15Forward!
00:12:17Forward!
00:12:19Forward!
00:12:21Forward!
00:12:23Forward!
00:12:25Forward!
00:12:27Forward!
00:12:29Forward!
00:12:31Forward!
00:12:33Forward!
00:12:35Forward!
00:12:37Forward!
00:12:39Forward!
00:12:47We have to go 50 meters. Uderhardt, Backbord, both machines ahead, long journey.
00:12:58We have to go 50 meters. Uderhardt, Backbord, both machines ahead, long journey.
00:13:04FT to FDU, U20, 26 Gamma, Plan Quadrat 3, Course 310.
00:13:10They are still getting used to it.
00:13:14We are entering the Irish Sea.
00:13:18U-Boat Commander
00:13:39Little did the U-Boat Commander know that the Admiralty had intercepted his coded messages.
00:13:47U-Boat Commander
00:13:55Intelligence like this was a godsend.
00:13:58It meant ships could be diverted out of harm's way, though it had to be used sparingly,
00:14:04or the Germans would guess their codes had been broken.
00:14:17U-Boat Commander
00:14:30Sir, what are the eggheads telling us, Mindredge?
00:14:32They've deciphered more U-Boat signals, sir.
00:14:34Excellent. And?
00:14:36Well, so far they indicate the U-28 here, remaining in the North Sea,
00:14:41while the U-20 is going west about Ireland into the Irish Sea.
00:14:45They also decoded this earlier. It came from German high command to all U-Boats.
00:14:51Fastimo, Lusitania, expected Liverpool 7th or 8th May.
00:14:55She must be a target, sir. What do you want us to do?
00:14:58She's still hundreds of miles off. Nothing we can do, Mindredge, for the moment.
00:15:03Lusitania
00:15:11We were still four days outside the range of any German U-Boat,
00:15:15but the Lusitania's powerful steam turbine engines were taking us closer by the hour.
00:15:26Meanwhile, in first class, we were busy enjoying unrivalled luxury
00:15:31spread over six decks.
00:15:33My fellow travellers were movie stars, famous philosophers, suffragettes, entrepreneurs,
00:15:39and a large number of Americans, including multi-millionaire playboy Alfred Vanderbilt.
00:15:47We must play this game.
00:15:49Game? I like games.
00:15:51Do you?
00:15:52How do we play it?
00:15:53Oh, you buy a ticket for a dollar,
00:15:55and you have to guess how many miles you're going to do in the next 24 hours,
00:15:59and whoever's closest wins.
00:16:01So what is it? A hundred miles a day or something?
00:16:04Oh, much more than that.
00:16:06I will say 512, because I have 12 racehorses.
00:16:12And I'll say...
00:16:14Oh, 509, because the 9th is my birthday.
00:16:20Right.
00:16:22Bring us some cocktails, will you? What will you have?
00:16:25I'll have a ginseng.
00:16:27No, a Singapore thing.
00:16:31Oh, and Mr Vanderbilt has requested a tour of the bridge.
00:16:34What? Oh, God.
00:16:36Apparently the master of the Mauritania
00:16:38entertained him to a cocktail party up there last time.
00:16:40Cocktails? Another bloody nightclub.
00:16:43I've told him no, sir.
00:16:45Cunard regrets special wartime restrictions are in place.
00:16:48Sounded very convincing, if I say so myself.
00:16:50Good.
00:16:58How is she handling, Johnston?
00:17:00Carrying two degrees of port bow to maintain course, sir.
00:17:06Weather's closing in, sir.
00:17:09Yes, I think you might be right there.
00:17:12What course shall we be taking, sir, when we get to the war zone?
00:17:15What business is that of yours, Johnston?
00:17:18None, sir.
00:17:19In wartime, navigational orders are confidential to myself and Captain Anderson.
00:17:24Understood?
00:17:25Sir?
00:17:27Carry on, Anderson.
00:17:46Excuse me, is this chair free?
00:17:48Yes.
00:17:58Seasick?
00:18:03Bad luck?
00:18:08Where have your parents got to?
00:18:10My mother's in America.
00:18:14And my daddy is dead.
00:18:19Oh. I'm sorry.
00:18:21Grown-ups always say that.
00:18:24Yeah, well, grown-ups have very little imagination.
00:18:28So who's looking after you?
00:18:30My nurse, Hilda.
00:18:33Why are you wearing that hat?
00:18:38It's a Scottish hat.
00:18:41I live in Scotland, under an island.
00:18:44All by yourself?
00:18:46No.
00:18:48My wife and our three boys.
00:18:54There's some other folk live there, too.
00:19:00I know a very good cure for seasickness.
00:19:04Exploring.
00:19:07How about a tour of the ship?
00:19:08Yes, please.
00:19:12Professor Holborn, in your service.
00:19:14Miss Avis Dalton.
00:19:15Huh.
00:19:16Like the fish?
00:19:17It's not a fish, it's a mammal.
00:19:24Come.
00:19:27Sir, we've just heard a small merchant ship's been sunk
00:19:30just off the south coast of Ireland.
00:19:32Looks like New 20s started her work.
00:19:34Right. We must alert all warships in the area.
00:19:36Sir.
00:19:40We troopship Orion due out of Devonport tonight, don't we?
00:19:42Yes, sir. Heading north.
00:19:44Well, let's hold her in port until further notice.
00:19:46Yes, sir. An XMS Gloucester's on her way from the Medlacks to Liverpool.
00:19:48Get a message sent to her urgently.
00:19:50She's to maintain at least 20 knots and zigzag.
00:19:52Yes, sir.
00:19:53The ship went down here and was last sighted at 14.30 today
00:19:56near Queenstown, so New 20s' position must be somewhere near here.
00:20:01The Lusitania's also headed that way.
00:20:04Maybe we could reroute her out of harm's way north abouts Ireland.
00:20:11That would add an extra day or so on to her passage.
00:20:14I don't think we need to impose such a great inconvenience
00:20:17on the many hundreds of passengers, Wendridge.
00:20:19Yes, sir.
00:20:21WHISTLE BLOWS
00:20:24There we go.
00:20:31You've got your end on me!
00:20:32It was as if the crew shared the Admiralty's calm confidence
00:20:35that no harm would befall us.
00:20:39WHISTLE BLOWS
00:20:42They showed little enthusiasm or competence
00:20:45during the infrequent lifeboat drills.
00:20:49CLAPPING
00:20:54I know what you're going to say.
00:20:56Our best men have been taken by the Navy.
00:20:58Till then, we need to go on drilling this lot
00:21:01until they at least look like they know what they're doing.
00:21:10The U-20 was having little success.
00:21:13She'd only sunk a small fishing boat.
00:21:15Now she was low on fuel and supplies
00:21:17and desperately hunting for a few trophies
00:21:20before her return to Germany.
00:21:462,000 metres away!
00:21:48Alarm!
00:21:49Alarm!
00:21:50Alarm!
00:21:51Alarm!
00:21:52Finally.
00:21:54I've got deflating.
00:21:55Clear deflating.
00:21:59Flooding!
00:22:01Flooding!
00:22:02Flooding!
00:22:04Switching to battery operation.
00:22:06Switching to battery operation.
00:22:08Pull forward.
00:22:10Both pull forward.
00:22:12Penetrate the boat.
00:22:16Clear pipe 1.
00:22:18Clear pipe 1.
00:22:20Clear pipe 1!
00:22:22Clear pipe 1!
00:22:23Go, go, go!
00:22:32Deflating.
00:22:34Five at the back.
00:22:35Five at the back.
00:22:39There he is.
00:22:42No escort.
00:22:43Stay.
00:22:46No signs of recognition.
00:22:49Looks like an English supply ship.
00:22:52About 6,000 tonnes.
00:22:53Enemy speed 15.
00:22:54So?
00:22:56Come on, men!
00:23:01Enemy level 60.
00:23:03Both engines forward, full speed.
00:23:04Both engines forward, full speed.
00:23:06Torpedo speed 30.
00:23:08Torpedo speed 30.
00:23:09Distance 600.
00:23:10Distance 600.
00:23:12Torpedo speed 30.
00:23:14Distance 600.
00:23:20And land with us!
00:23:23Pipe 1 is clear.
00:23:25Torpedo pipe 1 is clear.
00:23:27He saw us.
00:23:32Pipe 1.
00:23:34Go!
00:23:35Pipe 1, go!
00:23:37And go!
00:23:41Torpedo live!
00:23:44Fingere!
00:23:495, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
00:24:03Thanks very much.
00:24:04Thank you very much.
00:24:09South of Conningbeg lighthouse.
00:24:15Treffer.
00:24:16Yeah!
00:24:34Hey, let me have a look.
00:24:43Do you think the Germans really will try and get us?
00:24:46No, no. I just believe in being prepared, that's all.
00:24:49Prepare for the worst, and you can expect the best.
00:24:52And when we get to Liverpool, Miss Dauphin, where will you be going then?
00:24:55To school. Mother says it will make her happy.
00:24:58I'm going to school.
00:25:00I'm going to school.
00:25:01Miss Dauphin, where will you be going then?
00:25:03To school. Mother says it will make a lady of me.
00:25:14Oh, yeah. Muskan got it from a steward.
00:25:16We got it from one of the stokers in the boiler room.
00:25:19We're carrying loads of it.
00:25:21They wouldn't put that on a ship carrying children, surely?
00:25:24They would, and they have.
00:25:26The cargo holds full of it.
00:25:27Shells, bullets, all kinds of stuff.
00:25:29But we'll be glad when this is over and we get to Liverpool, won't we?
00:25:31Right.
00:25:32This one's not been happy.
00:25:34Won't settle unless she's in my arms.
00:25:36Those two are so excited, they've hardly slept.
00:25:40Peggy. Tom.
00:25:41Just going out for a smoke and a run with the lads.
00:25:43I'll see you in the dinner, Riley.
00:25:54Dorothy, look at this.
00:25:56Only 462 miles.
00:25:58That's darn slow.
00:26:03Is he in?
00:26:09Come.
00:26:17Thank you, sir.
00:26:19The U-20 sunk another boat off the Irish coast, sir.
00:26:22We've cleared all our ships out of the area, haven't we?
00:26:25Yes, sir.
00:26:27But there's still the Lusitania, sir.
00:26:30Due in on that route first thing tomorrow.
00:26:33Should we send a destroyer escort, sir?
00:26:37Windridge, close the door.
00:26:46We cannot nursemaid every civilian ship out there.
00:26:50The Navy simply hasn't the resources.
00:26:53We've half the fleet in the Mediterranean trying to win the war.
00:26:57Just issue the standard U-boat warning to all shipping in the area.
00:27:01Yes, sir.
00:27:10Not bad for today.
00:27:12And now?
00:27:16We need two torpedoes as reserve.
00:27:19For the reverse course.
00:27:20Asshole.
00:27:25We could take the course to Liverpool.
00:27:31Or continue along the coast to the west.
00:27:36And play the reception committee for the Lusitania.
00:27:39They should be here tomorrow.
00:27:42Passenger steamer.
00:27:44Do you really think there are only passengers on board?
00:27:48In the British fleet register,
00:27:51it is used as an armoured auxiliary cruiser.
00:27:57We have orders to sink every enemy ship.
00:28:05With one torpedo?
00:28:07Yes, sir.
00:28:09With one torpedo, we won't cause much damage.
00:28:13But we could miss a stronger one.
00:28:16If we catch them.
00:28:30The Admiralty's standard U-boat warning was nothing new.
00:28:34It was sent out nearly every night.
00:28:37Of course, we knew nothing of how our fate was being decided.
00:28:41We were more preoccupied with that regular feature of transatlantic crossings.
00:28:45The passenger talent contest.
00:28:52Can you juggle, Professor?
00:28:54No, I'm afraid I can't.
00:29:01I could teach you if you like.
00:29:03I taught my nurse, Hilda.
00:29:04Where is your nurse tonight?
00:29:06There's a dance tonight below.
00:29:09She's gone with one of the sailors.
00:29:11Oh.
00:29:13Right.
00:29:15She says he's not much to look at, but he's a good kisser.
00:29:18Thank you, Mrs Davidson.
00:29:20Next, we are incredibly lucky to welcome straight from Broadway
00:29:24the lovely Miss Dorothy Taylor.
00:29:35As a child, I went wild when the band played.
00:29:42How I ran to the man when his hand swayed.
00:29:49Clarinets were my pets and a slight trombone
00:29:56I thought was simply divine.
00:30:05Evening, sir.
00:30:07A signal from the Admiralty.
00:30:10Avoid headlands, steer mid-tunnel course.
00:30:14Submarines off Irish coast.
00:30:18Is that it?
00:30:20That's all, sir.
00:30:22Well then, gentlemen.
00:30:24We just had a U-boat warning from the Admiralty.
00:30:27They're far off, but we'd better take precautions.
00:30:29Price.
00:30:31What's up?
00:30:32Ship.
00:30:34Prepare the lifeboats.
00:30:36Aye, aye, sir.
00:30:38I'll inform the passengers.
00:30:40So you can keep your fiddle and your bow
00:30:44Give me a P-I-A-N-O-O-O
00:30:53I love to stop right beside an upright
00:30:58Or a high-toned baby grey
00:31:12We are truly honoured to witness a performance of such calibre.
00:31:17Ah, Captain Turner.
00:31:28Ladies and gentlemen, I shan't be singing a song.
00:31:33We've had a warning from the British Admiralty
00:31:37that German submarines have been reported off the coast of Ireland.
00:31:42However, there's no cause for alarm.
00:31:46Don't worry, I'll look after you.
00:31:48On entering the war zone tomorrow morning,
00:31:51we shall be securely in the care of the Royal Navy.
00:31:56I would only ask you to take the precaution
00:32:00of keeping curtains drawn in your cabins tonight
00:32:04and ask gentlemen not to light their cigarettes on deck.
00:32:09Otherwise, please continue to enjoy the entertainment. Thank you.
00:32:21Get up to the bridge as soon as you finish here.
00:32:24Are they sending us an escort?
00:32:27I'll have to find out.
00:32:29Captain.
00:32:31Sir?
00:32:33I see by the ship's bulletin that we're not reaching top speed
00:32:37and I'd like to know why that is.
00:32:40It's because we've only three out of four boiler rooms
00:32:44operational on this crossing, sir.
00:32:47But that's a disgrace.
00:32:49We were told no U-boat could catch the ship
00:32:52and now you're slowing us down.
00:32:54You know, the chairman of Cunard is an old friend of mine
00:32:58and I'm sure he too would like to know what exactly you're up to.
00:33:02He knows perfectly well what I'm up to.
00:33:05He issued the instructions to conserve coal supplies himself,
00:33:10part of the company's war effort.
00:33:12Oh.
00:33:14But we're only down from 24 to 21 knots, sir,
00:33:19and U-boats can barely make 12 knots with the following sea.
00:33:25Good night.
00:33:29This is madness, Alice.
00:33:31We'll be freezing up there.
00:33:33We'll be warming up with the blankets.
00:33:35I am not spending the night deep down in our cabin with submarines around.
00:33:39I want to be on top where I can see what's happening.
00:33:41A nice and near lifeboat, thank you very much.
00:33:43Fog. It's the last thing we need.
00:33:46Still, it's the last thing they need too.
00:33:49In the sub.
00:33:51They'll be waiting for first light, I reckon.
00:34:13It's not so bad, actually.
00:34:16Reminds me of when we were cording.
00:34:19That seems like a lifetime ago.
00:34:21Yeah.
00:34:23We were just kids, weren't we?
00:34:25Yeah. One of us still is.
00:34:31Good night, Professor.
00:34:33Night, night.
00:34:37Good sleep, Dad.
00:34:39Good night.
00:34:40Good sleep, Dad.
00:35:10Good night.
00:35:25What's up with you guys?
00:35:27We've sunk two ships today.
00:35:29Yeah. Two civilian merchant ships.
00:35:34Now listen to me.
00:35:36My family in Hamburg will soon have nothing to eat because of the British blockade.
00:35:40We're civilians too.
00:35:42Think about that, Vögele.
00:35:44Yes, sir.
00:36:10Reduce speed 15 knots.
00:36:12Reduce speed 15 knots, sir.
00:36:16Down to 15 knots, sir.
00:36:18Down to 15 knots, sir.
00:36:20We can't risk going any faster when we can't see our own hands in front of our faces.
00:36:23Inform the engine room. I want a full head of steam.
00:36:25We may need full speed at a moment's notice.
00:36:27Aye, aye, sir.
00:36:33Reducing speed report.
00:36:35Any more from the Admiralty?
00:36:37Nothing.
00:36:38But with any luck, this will burn off in an hour or two.
00:36:41We can get our bearings and begin to pick up some speed.
00:36:43Yes. Until then, let's go steaming ahead into God knows what.
00:36:50Yes. Yes, indeed, sir.
00:36:53Of course, I understand.
00:36:55May I ask you to hold for a moment, please, sir?
00:37:00It's the chairman of Cunard, sir.
00:37:02What?
00:37:04He's heard about the torpedoed ships. Want to know what we're going to do to protect the Lusitania.
00:37:07Cunard chairman?
00:37:09I don't telephone him every morning to check he's doing his job.
00:37:14Thank you so much for waiting, sir.
00:37:16Won't be much longer.
00:37:29All right. Tell him we'll issue a special warning direct to her captain.
00:37:32Sir, we're going to issue a special warning.
00:37:38Almost 24 hours had passed since the last U-20 attack.
00:37:42And only now was that information being relayed to the Lusitania.
00:37:49It's that browhead.
00:37:51I thought we'd have passed that already.
00:37:53Hard to tell.
00:37:55Still, at least it's clearing up a bit.
00:37:57Price?
00:37:58Sir?
00:38:00Take her back up to 18 knots.
00:38:0218 knots, sir.
00:38:04At last.
00:38:06Submarines active in southern part Irish Channel.
00:38:10Last heard of 20 miles south of Cunningbeg light ship.
00:38:15What does that mean?
00:38:17Last heard of.
00:38:19When?
00:38:21Last week, last night, an hour ago.
00:38:23What are they playing at?
00:38:25God knows.
00:38:27I must get a fix in our position in case the weather comes in again.
00:38:31Then, if we get any decent information, I can act on it.
00:38:34I'll bring her in closer.
00:38:37See if that is browhead.
00:38:40Johnston? Sir?
00:38:42Starboard 10. Starboard 10, sir.
00:38:47With the fog lifting and the sight of the Irish coast, our spirits rose.
00:38:53To see them cliffs, Jo.
00:38:55Happy island.
00:38:59Not long now.
00:39:01One of us should really go down and pack.
00:39:03I'll go. Jo can help me.
00:39:05Come on, let's go.
00:39:07Be all right.
00:39:09Yeah, we'll be fine.
00:39:23Let's go.
00:39:27There's nothing to get.
00:39:29Let's go.
00:39:32Wait a minute.
00:39:34There's something.
00:39:37Western.
00:39:42I've got it.
00:39:45Is that...
00:39:47It must be her.
00:39:50The Lusitania.
00:39:53Thank God.
00:39:58All right, let's try it.
00:40:01We attack!
00:40:03To the battle station!
00:40:05To the battle station!
00:40:09Front, middle.
00:40:11Back, middle.
00:40:14Front, top, 5.
00:40:16Come up.
00:40:18Both, middle.
00:40:22Boat to the seabed.
00:40:24Boat to the seabed.
00:40:29Boat to the seabed.
00:40:34She's so slow.
00:40:38Lance.
00:40:43Really damn slow for the Lusitania.
00:40:47Shots at 18 knots.
00:40:53Come on.
00:41:01Professor.
00:41:04Good morning, young lady.
00:41:06Are you all packed and ready to go ashore?
00:41:09Look.
00:41:11That is Ireland.
00:41:14We're almost there, Avis.
00:41:16I'll soon see my boys again.
00:41:19What is it?
00:41:21Will you come and visit me at my school?
00:41:25I'll tell you what.
00:41:27Even better.
00:41:29You can come and visit us.
00:41:31Climb the hills and my boys will take you out in our boat
00:41:34and you can catch crabs for your supper.
00:41:36Do you promise? Really promise?
00:41:38Cross my heart.
00:41:40Hope to die.
00:41:43Come on, let's have some lunch.
00:41:49Ireland
00:42:02Impossible.
00:42:05It can't be.
00:42:08She's too far away.
00:42:11We'll never get her with the arrow.
00:42:19Sir, headland to port, sir.
00:42:22Two points above the bow.
00:42:24Looks like old Hedrick can sail.
00:42:26He?
00:42:28Excellent.
00:42:30I want a four-point fix on the lighthouse, please, Mr Bestie.
00:42:34Sir.
00:42:36Steer south 87 east.
00:42:38Sir, south 87 east.
00:42:40South 87 east, sir.
00:42:49My God.
00:42:52She's changing course.
00:42:54She's heading straight for us.
00:42:58Clear pipe 1 for underwater fire.
00:43:05Clear pipe 1 for underwater fire.
00:43:08Clear pipe 1!
00:43:18Clear pipe 1!
00:43:36Torpedo velocity...
00:43:3830.
00:43:41Distance...
00:43:44800.
00:43:46Vigele.
00:43:48Torpedo velocity 30, distance 800.
00:43:51Torpedo velocity 30, distance 800!
00:44:01Hey, blow.
00:44:04Magic.
00:44:06Time for me to take a stroll round the deck.
00:44:09Aren't you finishing your pudding?
00:44:11No, too sweet for me.
00:44:13I'll set up the deck quite shallow.
00:44:16Excuse me.
00:44:24Clear pipe 1!
00:44:27Clear pipe 1 for underwater fire.
00:44:30Clear pipe 1.
00:44:32Open mouth.
00:44:35Clear pipe 1. Open mouth.
00:44:38Clear pipe 1! Open mouth!
00:44:45Clear pipe 1. Open mouth.
00:44:50And?
00:44:53Clear pipe 1. Open mouth.
00:44:56Very well.
00:45:07Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:09Pipe 1.
00:45:15Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:17Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:19Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:21Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:23Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:25Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:27Pipe 1 ready for fire.
00:45:29Vigele!
00:45:31I can't, there are women and children on board!
00:45:33Come on, blow damn it!
00:45:35I can't!
00:45:37Go!
00:45:39And go!
00:45:45Torpedo running.
00:45:47One.
00:45:49Two.
00:45:51Three.
00:45:53Torpedo closing on the starboard bow!
00:45:57Where?
00:45:59Oh my God!
00:46:01Thirty-four.
00:46:03Thirty-five.
00:46:05Thirty-six.
00:46:07Harder starboard!
00:46:09Harder starboard!
00:46:11Oh my God, it's going to hit us!
00:46:28Hit!
00:46:35Now!
00:46:40Now!
00:46:55What's the matter?
00:46:57Huh?
00:47:00Please, everyone, keep calm!
00:47:05If we have been hit, we shall simply put into port.
00:47:08All of you make your way to the lifeboats,
00:47:11and I suggest you find yourselves a lifejacket.
00:47:13I guess we should do as the man says.
00:47:30Get to land, Captain!
00:47:32This is Spencer! Signal for assistance!
00:47:34Sir, she's not responding, sir!
00:47:36Harder starboard!
00:47:38We've lost pressure!
00:47:41Without steam pressure from the boilers,
00:47:43neither the steering gear nor the watertight doors would operate.
00:47:47Hoist the not-in-command signal.
00:47:49Aye, aye, sir.
00:47:51Go to the engine room, find out what the problem is, see what can be done.
00:47:53Aye, aye, sir.
00:47:55Engines are out of commission.
00:47:57Sir, seven degree less to starboard, sir.
00:48:00At this rate, we won't make it to port.
00:48:02Lower the lifeboats to the rail, Anderson,
00:48:04but don't launch until we've slowed.
00:48:06Yes, sir.
00:48:09Good luck.
00:48:30Come on!
00:48:32We must find Daddy!
00:48:34Come on!
00:48:39Hold on tight, Joe.
00:48:41Don't let go!
00:48:46Look out, Jesus!
00:48:48Dad!
00:48:50Joe!
00:48:52Dad!
00:48:54Joe!
00:48:56Joe!
00:48:58What are your times, ladies and gentlemen?
00:49:00Tom! Tom!
00:49:02Joe!
00:49:04Tom!
00:49:06What are your times, ladies and gentlemen?
00:49:08Hold on to these for your Daddy and Joe.
00:49:10What are your times, ladies?
00:49:12What are your times?
00:49:16Get me through.
00:49:18Get me through.
00:49:21Davis!
00:49:23One more.
00:49:25Come on, there's room for one more.
00:49:27It's full!
00:49:29Close it.
00:49:31I'll see you upstairs.
00:49:34Davis.
00:49:36There's been a torpedo.
00:49:38Yes, there has indeed.
00:49:40Come along, let's see if we can't find you a life jacket.
00:49:42And I want you to hold my hand very, very tightly and not let go, all right?
00:49:44All right.
00:50:01As the power went out all over the ship,
00:50:04the new electric elevators had become death traps.
00:50:08We've got something to get this open with.
00:50:15Signals.
00:50:17Send an SOS.
00:50:19Come up once.
00:50:21Listing to the south of Olkensail.
00:50:31That's damn fast.
00:50:33With a torpedo.
00:50:36It's incredible.
00:50:47Keep the boat deck clear!
00:50:49Stand back from the boats, please!
00:50:57Hold it still!
00:50:59Hold it still!
00:51:01Hold it! Stand back!
00:51:06Stand back, please! Keep calm!
00:51:08Have a good time!
00:51:15Let's get you a life jacket, shall we?
00:51:22Now don't fiddle with these straps, all right?
00:51:26Haven't you got one?
00:51:31I'll find one.
00:51:33There's one in my cabin.
00:51:35No. If we don't go down, we'll just stay up here, all right?
00:51:39There we are.
00:51:42Are we going to sink, Professor?
00:51:44In a big ship like this?
00:51:47We'll just be prepared, that's all.
00:51:56The list is 13 degrees, sir.
00:51:58Well, Mr. Price?
00:52:00The four bulkheads gone.
00:52:02And boiler rooms one, two and three are flooded.
00:52:05I can get no further for inspections.
00:52:07Her speed is forcing water into the hull.
00:52:10She's failing fast, sir.
00:52:12Nothing can be done to slow her
00:52:14so we can get the lifeboats down here.
00:52:16No, thanks.
00:52:18List is 40 degrees starboard, sir.
00:52:28Dorothy!
00:52:30Dorothy!
00:52:39Dorothy!
00:52:41Will you stop grubbing?
00:52:43How do you put these on?
00:52:45You're all... Stop it, will you?
00:52:47Take your time.
00:52:49Can I give you a hand there?
00:52:51They'll all drown anyway.
00:52:53How do you put these on?
00:52:55Show them how.
00:52:57Come on! Come on!
00:52:59We will lower the boats
00:53:01as soon as it is safe to do so.
00:53:03As soon as it is safe to do so!
00:53:05Wait! We're sinking, you ruddy fool!
00:53:07Ladies and gentlemen, please, for your own safety!
00:53:10Get out of my way!
00:53:15What are you doing?
00:53:27Someone must have something to get this open with.
00:53:57Get out!
00:54:23Get out! Get out!
00:54:25Get out!
00:54:27Get out!
00:54:48You all right?
00:54:50Good girl.
00:54:52Come on, let's get you into a buoy.
00:54:54Come on.
00:54:58Come on.
00:55:07This is 20 degrees, sir.
00:55:16Gentlemen,
00:55:18abandon ship.
00:55:20Sir.
00:55:25Johnston, get out and save yourself.
00:55:27Go on, tell Anderson
00:55:29we've slowed enough to lower the boats.
00:55:31Sir?
00:55:32That's an order!
00:55:47Sir!
00:55:49Captain says you can go ahead and lower the boats.
00:55:52Women and children first, please.
00:55:54Women and children first, please!
00:55:57When you get to Britain,
00:55:59find my wife and children for me.
00:56:03Kiss them goodbye for me.
00:56:06I want you to come too.
00:56:08No chance.
00:56:10No.
00:56:20One more.
00:56:27Stand back.
00:56:30Stand clear.
00:56:34Lower the boat.
00:56:50One at a time.
00:56:52Don't push, ladies.
00:56:55Don't push.
00:56:57Please.
00:56:59I'm going to get you on the boat.
00:57:01Okay? You ready?
00:57:03Go.
00:57:05Jenny!
00:57:07Come on, darling.
00:57:09I've got you.
00:57:11Get her!
00:57:13Pass the baby!
00:57:15Pass the baby!
00:57:17I can't! I can't!
00:57:19Come on!
00:57:21We can't hold this!
00:57:23Step back!
00:57:25On the count of three.
00:57:27One, two, three.
00:57:31Hurry!
00:57:33Come on! Jump!
00:57:38No!
00:57:50Sit down!
00:58:06Save me!
00:58:09Help! Give this to anybody!
00:58:11Save me!
00:58:13I'll save you this.
00:58:20I can't!
00:58:26Avis!
00:58:27Avis!
00:58:48Avis!
00:58:58Avis!
00:59:00Avis!
00:59:12Avis!
00:59:28Avis!
00:59:30Avis!
00:59:34Avis!
00:59:44Help!
00:59:53Help!
00:59:57Help!
01:00:03Help!
01:00:10Help!
01:00:14Help!
01:00:27Help!
01:00:58Help!
01:01:18Dorothy!
01:01:20Dorothy!
01:01:24Dorothy!
01:01:27Dorothy!
01:01:58That's it.
01:02:0418 minutes.
01:02:11Rescue ships will be here soon.
01:02:15War ships, too.
01:02:19I'll be back.
01:02:21I'll be back.
01:02:24I'll be back.
01:02:27I'll be back.
01:02:36We're going home.
01:02:37Home.
01:02:57Home.
01:02:58Home.
01:02:59Home.
01:03:00Home.
01:03:01Home.
01:03:02Home.
01:03:03Home.
01:03:04Home.
01:03:05Home.
01:03:06Home.
01:03:07Home.
01:03:08Home.
01:03:09Home.
01:03:10Home.
01:03:11Home.
01:03:12Home.
01:03:13Home.
01:03:14Home.
01:03:15Home.
01:03:16Home.
01:03:17Home.
01:03:18Home.
01:03:19Home.
01:03:20Home.
01:03:21Home.
01:03:22Home.
01:03:23Home.
01:03:24Home.
01:03:25Home.
01:03:26Home.
01:03:27Home.
01:03:28Home.
01:03:29Home.
01:03:30Home.
01:03:31Home.
01:03:41Some held on to life for four hours before being rescued,
01:03:45but, for most,
01:03:47the bitterly cold Atlantic proved too much.
01:03:56Sir.
01:04:05Windridge, what the hell do you want?
01:04:08Lusitania has been sunk, sir.
01:04:102.30 PM today, eight miles off the Irish coast.
01:04:13Sunk?
01:04:14Torpedo, sir.
01:04:16She went down in less than 20 minutes.
01:04:18Impossible.
01:04:19Coast guard saw her from the shore.
01:04:21Rescue operation is underway, but casualties
01:04:23are expected to be high.
01:04:30Excuse me, gentlemen.
01:04:31Windridge.
01:04:32Yes, sir.
01:04:37Sir.
01:04:39We also intercepted this from U-20 to base,
01:04:42saying she did the job with just one torpedo.
01:04:44One torpedo?
01:04:45Yes, sir.
01:04:45And she sank in 20 minutes.
01:04:47Come on, damnation.
01:04:53Her cargo must have exploded.
01:04:56This must not get out, understood?
01:05:00In fact, I want every U-boat message
01:05:04we've intercepted in the last week in my office
01:05:06under lock and key within the hour.
01:05:07Yes, sir.
01:05:08Mary, I need to get a message to Mr. Churchill at once.
01:05:38All that evening, a ghastly procession of rescue ships
01:06:02brought the living and the dead ashore.
01:06:06Over 1,200 people had perished.
01:06:10Just 35 out of 129 children had survived,
01:06:15and only four out of 39 babies.
01:06:30Have you seen a young brown head boy and his father?
01:06:37No.
01:06:41Among the survivors was Captain Turner.
01:06:45He had miraculously been pulled unconscious from the water.
01:07:06Well, Hulse, grave news, indeed.
01:07:33Indeed, sir.
01:07:36Prime Minister wants an inquiry, questions in the House and abroad.
01:07:41Did we do enough to protect her? Could we have done more?
01:07:48Naturally, it is of the very first importance that no blame or negligence is attached to the Admiralty.
01:07:54We welcome an inquiry. We have nothing to hide.
01:07:58I hope not, Hobson.
01:08:01Our navigational orders to the Captain were full and precise.
01:08:05Sadly, he seems to have chosen not to obey them.
01:08:09I've been studying his course.
01:08:12Whether he acted out of sheer incompetence or because he's been got at by the Germans, we don't yet know.
01:08:19Well, let us find out. He must be pursued without check.
01:08:23We are compiling a full report on him.
01:08:25Very good.
01:08:27Now, there is one other matter pertaining to this affair.
01:08:32The German government is seeking to justify the attack by claiming that the ship was carrying armaments
01:08:38and that these must have exploded in the hold.
01:08:40Why else, they ask, would such a large ship have sunk so quickly, having been struck by only one torpedo?
01:08:48Well, plenty of survivors think they saw more than one torpedo.
01:08:53Funny how the memory plays tricks.
01:08:56And we can see to it that they are the ones called to give evidence of the inquiry.
01:09:02Of course, with the ship at the bottom of the ocean, it's impossible to prove absolutely either way.
01:09:09A telegram from the FDU.
01:09:22Telegram from the FDU.
01:09:29A telegram from the FDU.
01:09:37Congratulations to the commander and his crew on the successful enemy advance.
01:09:41Report of the commander to the FDU.
01:09:46You will be a hero in Berlin.
01:09:49With medals and champagne to drink with His Majesty.
01:10:24Can you manage this?
01:10:29Anyone here by the name of Hoburn?
01:10:31Here.
01:10:33Are you all right?
01:11:03Yes, child.
01:11:08You're not going to die, are you?
01:11:12I wouldn't dream of it.
01:11:14Good.
01:11:22I had lemonade and biscuits for breakfast.
01:11:27Can I save one for you?
01:11:40Avis and I were among the lucky ones.
01:11:45Less than 300 bodies were ever found.
01:11:49The rest lost at sea.
01:12:03Avis and I were among the lucky ones.
01:12:34Worldwide reaction to the sinking was unanimous in its condemnation of Germany.
01:12:42Rioters destroyed German-owned shops in British cities.
01:12:48The New York Times devoted an entire edition to the disaster,
01:12:52featuring photographs of the mass graves.
01:12:56Our own personal tragedies were quickly turned into wartime propaganda,
01:13:02and Germany was struck off the list of civilized nations.
01:13:15The war was not over.
01:13:17The war was not over.
01:13:21The war was not over.
01:13:25The war was not over.
01:13:38Captain?
01:13:40Ah, Captain Lothar Schwieger.
01:13:46Do you have your war diary and your personal records with you?
01:13:51Here.
01:13:53Your meeting with the admiral has been canceled.
01:13:56What do you mean?
01:13:58You will return to your base immediately.
01:14:01But we had a personal order.
01:14:03The camp has changed.
01:14:05In what way?
01:14:07There is no reason for any honor.
01:14:09You can be happy if you are not degraded.
01:14:12The world press is very pleased with us.
01:14:15His Majesty the Emperor himself was described as a murderer and a barbarian.
01:14:19And all this because of your self-righteousness.
01:14:22My self-righteousness? I have carried out orders.
01:14:25You had no order to sink the Lusitania.
01:14:28You know very well that this ship was intended for any German submarine commander.
01:14:32I only know that you interpret your orders in a highly self-willed way.
01:14:38America could now attack England and its allies.
01:14:41That would be a catastrophe for Germany.
01:14:44And we owe that to you.
01:14:47The Germans had found their scapegoat.
01:14:51Now the British admiralty had to make sure its own house was in order.
01:14:57Why didn't you go down on your ship?
01:14:59Like hundreds of others did.
01:15:01Awkward questions might just undo the propaganda victory they had so roundly won.
01:15:09I think that those of us who survived have, well, almost a duty to do.
01:15:13I think that those of us who survived have, well, almost a duty to do.
01:15:16To those that didn't, to find out why we were left so open to attack.
01:15:19Especially when we were given assurances right at the outset that we would be under the protection of the British admiralty.
01:15:27The judicial inquiry was held just a month after the sinking.
01:15:33Captain Turner arrived, unaware of the trap that had been set.
01:15:44Better give us some bloody answers.
01:15:47All rise!
01:15:58I declare this investigation into the sinking of the Lusitania open.
01:16:02All sit!
01:16:08Mr Carson?
01:16:10My lord, this isn't an ordinary case for inquiry,
01:16:13where we must determine the cause of the accident for that is known.
01:16:16In this inquiry, the questions are with regard to the conduct of the captain.
01:16:23Whether or not he navigated his ship in accordance with his strict instructions,
01:16:27and thus, whether or not he could have done more to save the 1198 lives that were lost that day.
01:16:33Captain Hobbs, you have, I believe, prepared the admiralty's evidence.
01:16:38Indeed, sir, and I shall, if I may, remain in court, in case I can be of any assistance in clarifying matters.
01:16:48My lord, without further ado, I call Captain Turner to the stand.
01:16:53Thank you, sir.
01:16:54I shall now call the admiralty's evidence.
01:16:58My lord, without further ado, I call Captain Turner to the stand.
01:17:06Captain Turner, you were given strict instructions to steer a mid-channel course, were you not?
01:17:12Yes, but first I had to find...
01:17:14And yet, when the torpedo hit, you were just a few miles from shore.
01:17:17We'd come in close because I needed a bearing on our position.
01:17:21You disobeyed orders.
01:17:23There'd been a fog earlier. I needed...
01:17:25You willfully disobeyed your strict orders from the admiralty.
01:17:30In doing so, Captain Turner, you were inviting disaster.
01:17:35Were you not?
01:17:39The admiralty's broadside was relentless.
01:17:42Our traumatised captain was questioned about instructions he couldn't remember,
01:17:46because, in truth, he had never been sent them.
01:17:55Hard day for you, sir, but you stuck to your guns.
01:18:00I'm beginning to think it doesn't matter much, what I say.
01:18:05Seems like they've already made up their minds.
01:18:11Sir, that officer from the admiralty who interviewed me,
01:18:15he said that you were the one who told him about the shipwreck.
01:18:19Sir, that officer from the admiralty who interviewed me...
01:18:23What about him?
01:18:25He told me it would help the inquiry if I told them I'd seen at least two torpedoes.
01:18:29Even three.
01:18:31The more the merrier, he said.
01:18:33They're not interested in the truth.
01:18:38This is what happens in war.
01:18:40Everybody gets their hands very dirty, very quickly.
01:18:45Lord Mersey, might I ask what impression the captain made on you today?
01:18:51My impression is a perfectly straight and honest man.
01:18:55No shred of evidence to suggest that he's in the pay of the Germans.
01:18:59I think the admiralty has been quite improper to suggest it.
01:19:06I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
01:19:08I think the admiralty has been quite improper to suggest it.
01:19:14Are you minded then to judge the man simply incompetent?
01:19:20Captain Holmes, you may be very clear to me what the admiralty wishes the findings of this independent inquiry to be.
01:19:27However, my duty is to see that the truth prevails.
01:19:31And to me, he seems to have been a very good captain.
01:19:35But, in wartime, my lord, there are things more important than the truth.
01:19:42In wartime, my lord, the survival of the nation as a whole becomes paramount.
01:19:46Any hint of discredit to the admiralty could lose us important friends among the neutral countries. Do you understand?
01:19:54Are you suggesting that I declare an innocent man guilty?
01:19:58I'm suggesting, my lord, that you find a way to conclude this inquiry without damaging our chances of winning the war.
01:20:06Are you suggesting that I declare an innocent man guilty?
01:20:08I'm suggesting, my lord, that you find a way to conclude this inquiry without damaging our chances of winning the war.
01:20:28All set!
01:20:37The conclusions of this inquiry are as follows.
01:20:40That the admiralty diligently and fully advised the captain of the Lusitania of the route best calculated to avert peril.
01:20:55And that Captain Turner was a competent man who did his best in difficult and perilous circumstances.
01:21:03The commission therefore finds that the loss of the Lusitania was due solely to the damage caused by two, possibly three, torpedoes.
01:21:13Fired by one or more submarines of German nationality.
01:21:19It was a deliberate attempt to murder the passengers on board.
01:21:24And the entire blame for this cruel destruction of life must rest with them.
01:21:33All arise!
01:21:45Captain Turner. Captain, sir. Captain Turner, sir.
01:21:50Can I say a few words?
01:21:51Captain Turner, sir. Can I have a photograph, Captain Turner?
01:21:54A photograph of me, sir.
01:21:55It all had the feeling of a charade being played out for the press.
01:21:59With the real questions left unanswered.
01:22:08Why didn't the admiralty do more to protect the Lusitania?
01:22:12We'll never know.
01:22:14The admiralty did an excellent job of covering its tracks.
01:22:30Many years later, Churchill wrote.
01:22:34In spite of all its horror, we must regard the sinking of the Lusitania as an event most important and favorable to the Allies.
01:22:42Although two years were to pass before the United States declared war on Germany,
01:22:47the poor babies who perished in the ocean struck a blow at German power more deadly than could have been achieved by the sacrifice of a hundred thousand fighting men.
01:23:00On that day, the idea of a good, clean war with a code of honor that protected civilians vanished forever.
01:23:22The gloves came off and a new age of total warfare began.
01:23:30I used to think a government was there to protect its people.
01:23:34But of course, it's there to protect itself.
01:23:39Professor!
01:23:43Davis!