Titanic Effort – RMS Carpathia by Paul Barnett – 5th August 2025
Paul presented an interesting fact-based talk introducing several true or false statements. Hence dismissing a number of myths surrounding the voyage of the Titanic. It was never publicised that the Titanic was unsinkable. The impression to go faster and hence gain the blue ribbon was not feasible as it was not as fast as the RMS Mauretania. Furthermore, Captain Smith was retired, so had no employer too put him under pressure. It was not the largest ship of the time…