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- In 1928 George V gave Edward, Prince of Wales the title of "Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets"; which he retained after his accession to the throne in January 1936 and relinquished only at his abdication that December.
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In 1928 George V gave Edward, Prince of Wales the title of "Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets"; which he retained after his accession to the throne in January 1936 and relinquished only at his abdication that December.
Oct 27, 2022 · When HM Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September this year, she was mourned in the UK maritime community as Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets. Roger Hoefling explains how the title came into being and what it means to British seafarers.
On the 14th February 1928, ‘His Majesty King George V formally renamed the Mercantile Marine in appointing HRH The Prince of Wales as the first ‘Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets’. There is no such thing as THE Merchant Navy, as it has never been a single entity.
The term "Master", meaning the person responsible for the running of the ship, was adopted by the merchant navy as the title for the Officer-in-charge or Captain, whilst his First Officer is to this day referred to as the "Mate". This tradition often causes confusion when Royal Navy and Merchant Navy ranks and titles are cross-referenced.
During Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s brilliant Operation Dynamo in May-June 1940, the Merchant Navy played a crucial role, with 36 prewar ferries, seven hospital carriers, three store ships, tugs, trawlers, and even cockle boats picking up British and French troops from the burning beaches of Dunkirk.
Royal Navy. In the Middle Ages, when 'warships' were typically merchant vessels hired by the crown, the man in charge of the ship and its mariners, as with all ships and indeed most endeavours ashore, was termed the master; the company of embarked soldiers was commanded by their own captain.
In February 1928, King George V bestowed the title of the 'Merchant Navy' on the British merchant shipping fleets to honour their contribution to the nation in peacetime and war, and appointed a member of the Royal Family as its head, thus treating the merchant service with as much respect as the Armed Forces.
