£200
Captain Sir Robert Beaufin Irving, OBE, RNR (Rtd) (1877-1954). A brass map rule inscribed 'Capt R B Irving':, 91.5 x 2.5 x 0.5cm *Notes- Sir Robert joined Cunard in 1904 and during WWI he was mentioned in dispatches for his service at the battle of Jutland on the light cruiser HMS Yarmouth. In 1932 he was marine adie de camp to King George V and took command of RMS Queen Mary in 1937. In 1938 he won renown by docking the Queen Mary without the aid of tug boats by his own judgement and skill and two helpers in a rowboat. In the same year he became Commodore of the Cunard fleet.
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