Royal Edward: Canada’s Lusitania - Join marine archaeologist Rob Rondeau for an exciting evening of discovery as he explains this unique part of Canada’s long-forgotten wartime past.

Royal Edward: Canada’s Lusitania

Overshadowed by the sinking of larger liners like the Lusitania and Britannic, the loss of the Royal Edward was a major blow to the Allied effort in World War One.  Owned and operated by the Canadian Northern Railway, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the summer of 1915.  Requisitioned by the Admiralty, it was the first British transport sunk by an enemy submarine.

Join marine archaeologist Rob Rondeau for an exciting evening of discovery as he explains this unique part of Canada’s long-forgotten wartime past.

Rob Rondeau is a Marine Archaeologist and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society.  He’s also the author of the best-selling book, “Titanic Lives: On Board, Destination Canada” (Formac, 2012).