Flagship of the British merchant fleet after the Cunard White Star merger last year was neither the huge (56,000 tons) Majestic nor the fast (28 knots) Mauretania, nor the proud Berengaria. Instead the red-and-gold burgee of the combined fleet's commodore flew from the main truck of a little (20,000 tons) old (1921) ship called Samaria. Only reason that vessel flew the commodore's flag was because Commodore Robert G. Malin, a quiet man, liked little ships better than big ones, liked the Samaria best of all.
Commodore Malin succeeded the Aquitania's Captain Diggle as commodore...
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