Continuing the saga of Titanic as I was able to experience it, our tour wandered around various memorable sites all over Ireland and arrived in Queenstown to meet the rest of the short tour, which included Don Lynch, The Kamuta's, and others I recognized from the Titanic list groups.

Queenstown, now named Cobh (pronounced 'Cove') is essentially Cork harbor. It's small so all the sights are in easy walking distance, and it's incredible picturesque. The photo below views the town from the harbor.

Cobh cathedral stands overhead on the hillside. The spire was still under construction in 1912 but the church itself dominates the city scene. Most of the rest of the city is more colorful than 1912, but mostly unchanged.

Above right: The white star office with the partially finished cathedral in the background. The Scott & Company office (White Star office) is still there. It's a post office and employment exchange now. The lower floor is at dock level and would have received the 3rd class passengers. It's open and in disrepair but there was a Titanic exhibit housed there during our trip. The upper floor received cabin class passengers.

Left: The door marked "Titanic" is a gateway the 3rd class took to the lower receiving area and the pier. Right: The upper floors were for cabin class passengers and housed offices for the White Star Line and the American Line.

The dock for the tenders is still there but in bad disrepair. It is, however, all
original and you can easily picture passengers boarding the tenders. Below, I'm standing in front of the dock.

James Scott was the WSL rep, the American Line rep, the US consul for a
time, as well as the consul for several other countries, and the town constable as well. He had quite a racket going.

The Cunard dock is also derelict but still there. It was the main site for receiving passengers and bodies after the Lusitania was sunk. All the other docks and quays likewise received bodies and passengers as tenders and fishing boats brought them in and the town hall was one of several temporary morgues.

Left: The Lusitania monument featuring the weeping fishermen and angel of peace. The city hall is the yellow building in the background. Right: One of the three grave stones marking the mass graves of Lusitania victims buried in the city cemetery just outside of town. Our THS group laid a wreath in a nice ceremony.