William Thomas Turner

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Captain William Thomas Turner was a British merchant captain. He is best known as the captain of RMS Lusitania when she was sunk by a German torpedo in May 1915.

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Liner captain in “Lusitania, 7 May 1915: A Torpedo off Ireland”. Captain William Thomas Turner was a British merchant captain. He is best known as the captain of RMS Lusitania when she was sunk by a German torpedo in May 1915.
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RMS Lusitania → William Thomas Turner: Captained by. RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 as a Royal Mail Ship. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister Mauretania three months later. Captain William Thomas Turner was a British merchant captain. He is best known as the captain of RMS Lusitania when she was sunk by a German torpedo in May 1915.
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