Lusitania-class ocean liners

E1027049

The Lusitania-class ocean liners were a pair of early 20th-century British transatlantic passenger ships built for speed and luxury, most famously including the RMS Lusitania, whose 1915 sinking helped shift public opinion during World War I.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lusitania-class ocean liners canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of ocean liners ⓘ
class of passenger ships ⓘ
builtFor Cunard Line ⓘ
Royal Mail service ⓘ
linked to: Royal Mail
builtIn United Kingdom ⓘ
category Cunard Line ships ⓘ
linked to: Cunard Line

Ocean liner classes ⓘ
Passenger ship classes ⓘ
context British–German rivalry in North Atlantic shipping ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor luxury ⓘ
speed ⓘ
designedToCompeteWith German Kaiser-class ocean liners ⓘ
German North Atlantic express liners ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
flag Red Ensign ⓘ
linked to: British Red Ensign
historicalImpact influence on public opinion in World War I ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
includesShip RMS Lusitania ⓘ
RMS Mauretania ⓘ
mailContractFrom British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
navalAuxiliaryPotential could be converted for wartime service ⓘ
notableEvent sinking of RMS Lusitania in 1915 ⓘ
notableFor competition with German express liners ⓘ
high speed on the North Atlantic ⓘ
luxurious passenger accommodations ⓘ
notableShip RMS Lusitania ⓘ
RMS Mauretania ⓘ
numberOfShips 2 ⓘ
operator Cunard Line ⓘ
ownedBy Cunard Line ⓘ
passengerServiceClass first class ⓘ
second class ⓘ
third class ⓘ
primaryRoute Liverpool–New York ⓘ
propulsionType steam turbine ⓘ
roleIn development of high-speed ocean liners ⓘ
history of transatlantic travel ⓘ
serviceArea North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
serviceType transatlantic passenger service ⓘ
timePeriodOfConstruction early 1900s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olympic class → designedToCompeteWith → Lusitania-class ocean liners ⓘ