The Race to Recover Lusitania’s Lost Treasures

Eighteen minutes and a single torpedo - that's all that stood between the magnificent RMS Lusitania and her watery grave. One fated day in 1915, only 11 miles from the closest shore, she crossed paths with a German U-20, and her fate was sealed; her place cemented in shipwreck history, a rich legacy ended with a tragic flourish.

But this story does not end with her destruction. The decades to follow would lead to salvages and expeditions of varying scale, to discoveries as shocking as they are intriguing; even to conspiracies that go all the way to the top. Watch as we uncover the remains of the RMS Lusitania, and what secrets she kept in her deep sea wreck.

00:00 Intro
01:23 Destruction
03:06 Lost Items
05:21 Early Dive Attempts
07:36 Post WWII
09:40 Successful Salvage
10:44 Government Involvement
12:07 Depth Charges

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!

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