Steve Herra is a third generation Cunard seafarer, his last ship was QE2 where he was a Purser. After leaving Cunard Steve joined the Royal Naval Reserve and in recent years has conducted tours of both Cunard and P&O ships whilst they are in Southampton.
In this talk, Steve will be bringing us a fascinating insight into the Titanic:
1. What did the ship builders claim Titanic to be?
2. Why did crew member John Coffey leave the ship at Queenstown?
3. Why was John Jacob Astor IV the subject of a scandal in the US?
4. Why did Michel Navratil sail under an assumed name?
5. Who were the “Titanic Orphans”?
6. Who was Henry Morley accompanying whilst his wife was in the UK?
7. Why did the Californian captain ignore the distress rockets?
8. Which ship went to the rescue?