the tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered ,for she went down on her first

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the tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered ,for she went down on her first
voyage with heavy loss of life.
,请问for在这启什么作用

应该是for表达原因
因为for后面跟的是句子,表示for在这里是连词,作为连词的for只有一个意思,就是因为,由于
conj.
因为,由于
Prepare to alight,for we are almost there.
我们马上要到了,准备下车吧.