There were many poignant moments on a day of the Lusitania commemoration, but two audibly struck a chord with the thousands who attended it.

The most unique connection between the modern ships of the Cunard line’s history and the ill-fated Lusitania is Queen Victoria’s second engineer, George Harrison.

It is difficult to imagine one moment watching the elegance and beauty of a transatlantic liner passing you and the next to see explosions and, 20 minutes, later to see the vessel swallowed by the sea.