Carter Roy

Churchill and Room 40's main challenge was to do this without the Germans catching on.

If they realized the British had cracked their code, they'd stop using it and the British would lose this major advantage.

Even years later, the British Navy never admitted exactly what they knew regarding U-boat 20's location.

But we can confirm two things they did know.

One, President Wilson would hold Germany accountable for American casualties in Europe.

And two, the Germans considered the Lusitania fair game.

Why?

Oh, because it wasn't just a passenger liner.

It was a military ship in disguise.

Yes, this is confirmed fact.

The ship had a secret identity.

Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what, what?

Wild, right?

Yeah.

Okay, let's take a second here, because it turns out the story of the Lusitania is lies on top of lies.

For years, the Americans and British said the Lusitania was an innocent passenger ship.

Nothing to see here, folks.

When the ship actually had military capabilities and was sent into a war zone where they knew German U-boats could attack it.

And that's not even the only secret aboard the Lusitania.

But, well, let's get back to the secret identity part.