Queen Mary II crew to remember Lusitania in Cobh

THE magnificent €700 million Cunard flagship Queen Mary II is on its maiden visit to Cobh.

Hundreds of people are expected to jam the Cork Harbour town’s quays to watch the 1,132ft-long vessel’s scheduled berthing before noon on Wednesday next.

A spokeswoman for the Port of Cork said that Cunard’s president, Peter Shanks, had asked if he could lay a wreath on behalf of the company at the Lusitania memorial in the town centre.