SS Tuscania Sunk By German Torpedo-- Part 2

The ship, an ocean liner, was launched in 1914 and began carrying passengers between New York City and Glasgow, Scotland.  It made the news when it rescued the passengers and crew of the burning Greek steamer SS Athinai on 20 September 1915.

In 1916, the Tuscania was refitted as a troopship and in one trip across the Atlantic in March 1917 evaded a German submarine and a suspected merchant cruiser.

On 24 January 1918, the Tuscania departed Hoboken, New Jersey, with a crew of 384 and 2,013 Army personnel.

--Cooter