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.
how are torpedoes used present day?
Lusitania was the Roman name for Portugal.
Germany claimed the Lusitania had weapons on board.
Robert Fulton invented the first naval torpedoes in 1797.