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The Lusitania was hit by only one torpedo. The ship had been carrying tons of live cargo, so the torpedo hit caused a huge explosion. Minutes later, a second explosion occurred, however, it was NOT from a second torpedo. Researchers think the first explosion triggered the second.
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A German U-boat used one of it's two torpedoes to sink the ship.
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Lusitania was the Roman name for Portugal.
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Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
When did Robert Fulton invent the first naval torpedoes?
Robert Fulton invented the first naval torpedoes in 1797.
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