Talks at HRSC

The first of our monthly presentations will be on Thursday 18th September at 19.00, by our old friend Eric Flounders, renowned raconteur of all things Cunard. The title of his talk will be "Cunard at War!"

We hope you will join us!

Cunard, which entered service in 1840, has been engaged in every UK war since Crimea in 1854 up until the Gulf War.

At Crimea Cunard ships carried 100,000 soldiers as well as 7,500 horses - including those that charged with the Light Brigade, and ferried the wounded to Florence Nightingale's hospital at Scutari. Many soldiers and horses did not return, but all the ships did - because there were no U boats until 1901

Cunard lost its first ship to a torpedo in 1915 when Lusitania was sunk. In subsequent conflicts all Cunard ships were requisitioned and used as Armed Merchant Cruisers, troop and provisions transports, prisons and - in the case of Campania- as the world's first aircraft carrier.

Please book your seat & meal here https://www.hrsc.org.uk/booking/type/social