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Why the RMS Lusitania shook itself apart, propeller wake interference, hull resonance, and a deadly Atlantic finale
Lusitania’s four propellers created rhythmic pressure shocks that could line up with the hull’s natural resonant frequency, turning the bow and stern into uninhabitable vibration zones at speed. We ...
A salvaged propeller from a downed First World War ship carrying a Liverpool-based crew is to be moved from its city centre location. A bronze and cast iron propeller from the HMS Lusitania was ...
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