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Mark II Male tank No.788 called Lusitania. It was named after the sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War. On 24th March 1917, this tank was part of C Battalion, 9th Company and moved by train to Montenescourt. It was given the unit number C47. On 8th April 1917, it was photographed moving up through the city of Arras. On the 9th April 1917, it was under the command of Lieutenant C.F. Webber, Attached to VI Corps. It suffered a mechanical failure and broke down. The crew had to abandon it but it was later recovered. On the 10th April 1917 ( C47 - 9/C - VI Corps), it was accidentally destroyed by a British artillery shell.