My other controversy theory I heard was that the Titanic was sunk by a German U-boat.  I only heard this briefly, and it could make sense since it was just before WWI.  Anyone know anymore about this?  (again this probably isn't true, just a theory)

that's what confused me, but apparently the holes in the ship resemble a torpedo according to the experts

Replace "experts" with "dunce who can't figure out history so he's trying to get famous this way" and you got a case.

Experts...

On par with saying a Global Hawk hit the Pentagon.

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Now that one I have heard before.

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WUAHAHA! Always the evil Krauts! Probably germans were hijacking the 9/11-planes, and Saddam has german ancestors.

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No it wasnt. The Titanic collided with the iceberg the 14th of April 1912, well 2 years before WWI.

What absolute rubbish!

You also have to ask yourself what the Imperial German Navy would have been trying to acheive?  If they wanted to take an early U-boat across the Atlantic they would have done so with a huge fanfare and a great deal of publicity.  As Felix said there was an arms race going on at the time so an ocean going submercible would have been a definate boast.  In addition war was by no means inevitable in 1912, it was likely but not certain.  The IGN would have had no desire to sink a ship full of civillians.  We may also view the Gentlemanly conduct of early last century with raised eyebrows and chuckle now but at that time it was deadly serious.  A German officer would not have stooped to sinking a merchant vessel without warning when no state of war existed.  Let alone a vessel with Ladies on board.  Early in the war Submarines were required to surface and hail the master of the merchant ship that they were attacking.  The master was then given the chance to surrender and he and his crew would abandon ship.  The submarine would sink the boat and on occasion give the food and water to help them survive their ordeal.  The Surface commerce raiders operated in the same manner but would take the crew prisoner and drop them off in a neutral port before returning to Germany.

When the Lusitania was sunk(7th May 1915) it was after the announcement of unrestricted sea warfare (Feb 1915) and in addition the German Embassy had issued warnings to citizens of neutral nations not to embark on British vessels as there was a danger of being sunk.

As a side note the US was eventually brought into the war as a result of a change in US public opinion over the deaths of 128 American Citizens on the Lusitania.  120,000 American servicemen subsequently died in Northern France from disease (60%) and enemy action.

Will

Cool, I was generalising   The Lusitania and the US in WW1 is the equivalent of the US civil war being all about slavery.

The Lusitania was not carrying millitary cargo, the second explosion was either the boilers or coal dust. She was a valid target due to the declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare.  Fair warning had been issued in February which was reiterated before she sailed.  Those who died with her knew the risks before they embarked, in my opinion.

Will

Actually, I'm convinced the Titanic was sunk by a doomsday cult as a sacrifice to the space aliens riding in Haley's comet's glow as it approaches earth in 1915.