18thCentury Press Gangs
Steve Herra
- Organisation:
- Licensed Services
- Region:
- South East
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 15th July 2026
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Why press fans were introduced and what other methods of recruitment were there. Life on board, what did they eat. Was the portrayal of tough discipline always the case. Why did the Navy need so many sailors?
Views: 2 | Enquiries: 0About Steve Herra
I am third generation of Cunard seafarer, my last ship was QE2 where I was one of the Pursers and met some of the stars featured in my QE2 talk. On leaving Cunard I served in the Royal Naval Reserve and more recently conducted tours of Cunard and P&O ships whilst they were in Southampton, sadly because of the pandemic these have now ceased.
I have been delivering talks, both live and via Zoom, for 6 years now to various organisations such as U3A, Probus, W.I. and many more. Prior to this I was Training Manager delivering training modules to various groups.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Steve Herra
- Cunard History and Glamorous Stars
- The QE2 Story
- The Prince's Murderous Mistress
- The P&O Story - Fun and Facts
- Sweeney Todd - Romance, Riches and Retribution
- Titanic - A Night of Ice
- The Body Through the Porthole
- The Mysterious Disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels
- Coco Chanel - Her Life, Loves and Lies.
- The Chocolate Cream Killer
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