Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Lusitania Was Damaged.

New York Times 100 years ago today, January 23, 1913:
Turbine Casing Burst on Voyage — Repairs Will Take Two Months.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Jan. 22.— No official information is available regarding the cancellation of the Lusitania's sailings, but it is understood that the ship's bottom was badly damaged through a turbine casing bursting in the course of her last voyage from New York.
    The repairs will take fully two months.
    The Lusitania has been laid up since her arrival at Liverpool on Dec. 31. A port low pressure turbine was installed during her lay-up in November.

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