Corrections to Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography of the Ship of Splendor

In an ongoing attempt to make the most accurate information on the Lusitania available, updates to this volume will be posted here as needed.

1. Page 47, paragraph 3. -- The gratings that covered the decking of the Bridge wings were made from wood.
2. Page 103, paragraph 2. -- The time for the Lusitania's record east-bound Crossing No. 2 is incorrectly given as 5 days, 4 hours and 19 minutes. This was a transcription error held over from her first east-bound crossing. Her second east-bound crossing time was, in reality, 4 days, 22 hours and 53 minutes. All other information contained in this paragraph is correct.
3. Page 191, paragraph 2. "... He [Schwieger] had first spotted her [the Lusitania] at 1:20 p.m..." According to Schwieger's war diary, he first spotted the Lusitania at 1:00 p.m. GMT (2:00 p.m. as recorded in the log, which was maintained 1 hour ahead of GMT)
4. Page 207,The caption for the photograph of the Lusitania lifeboat is incorrect. It should read:
   "In remembrance of the May 7, 1915 disaster, one of the Lusitania's collapsibles was placed on the jetty at Broadstairs in England. This photograph was taken in 1925."
5. "Appendix 2: Masters of the Lusitania", page 225. -- In the course of ongoing research, I came across a reference to a change in command of the Lusitania that was previously unknown. Previous evidence led me to conclude that Captain Dow commanded the ship from November 22, 1913 straight through to March 6, 1915 (Coyages 82-99). However, for a single round-trip voyage (No. 88, Crossings Nos. 175 West and 176 East), William Turner was in command of the liner, taking over for Dow.
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   This passenger manifest shows Captain Turner's signature at the end of Crossing No. 175 West.
   Dow resumed his command of the ship on Crossing 177 West, and retained command until March of 1915, as previously documented. This correction will be included in the hardcover versions of Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography when they are released, and will later be included in the softcover version copies.