This is a historical sheet music piece written to commemorate a tragic event in the early 20th century. It utilizes a direct, narrative musical style common to the popular piano music of that period.
Keep the rhythmic pulse steady to maintain the commemorative feel of the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
As the Lusitania Went Down is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of As the Lusitania Went Down lasts about 4 minutes.
As the Lusitania Went Down is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include "¿Qué Pasó?" aria from "The Adventures of Don Carlos" by Matthew C. Weiss, 'Prologue' from Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida by James Walker, Bouquets de mélodies de l’opéra 'Halka' by Edward Stefan Łodwigowski — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.