article_snippet: With a life-long interest in ocean liners, Mr Layton has a vast knowledge of the subject and has spent a lifetime reading about ships such as the Titanic and The RMS Lusitania.
article_snippet: Mr Layton decided to write a book about The RMS Lusitania, to debunk all the myths that lie around The RMS Lusitania history, and to illustrate a book about the Lusitania.
article_snippet: One of the photo contributors sent Kent an image that came from a collection Mr Layton had purchased, clearly showing the name 'The RMS Lusitania' printed on the side of the boat as the boat prepares to make the boat final journey.
article_snippet: About 10 years ago I realized that the history of The RMS Lusitania's early career, which was eminently successful over the course of about seven and a half years, had gone largely unexplored. '
article_snippet: This was something that truly needed to be researched and told, and a book about the Lusitania followed a lot of leg work in pinning down some of that history's highlights.
article_snippet: The RMS Lusitania, in particular, has been the victim of a great deal of bad information and even conspiracy theories over the years. '
article_snippet: As far as this particular image, The RMS Lusitania's currently held in the collection of The RMS Lusitania historian Mike Poirier. '
article_snippet: Lusitania historian Mike Poirier purchased the album some time back, and I think over the years the original information was sadly lost. '
article_snippet: Lusitania - An Illustrated Biography',book is published by Amberley Publishing .