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Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a captain for the Cunard Line. He was the master of the ocean liner RMS ''Carpathia'' when it rescued the survivors of the RMS ''Titanic'' which sank on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg. Captain Rostron won wide praise for his energetic efforts to reach the ''Titanic'' before she sank, and his efficient preparations for and conduct of the rescue of the survivors. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the US Congress, and in 1926 was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He rose to become the Commodore of the Cunard fleet, and retired in 1931. ==History== Arthur Rostron was born in Astley Bridge, north of Bolton, Lancashire, England to James and Nancy Rostron in 1869. Educated at Bolton Grammar School from 1882 to 1883 and Bolton Church Institute in 1884, Rostron then joined the Merchant Navy Cadet School Ship HMS ''Conway'' as a cadet. After two years of training on the ''Conway'', he was apprenticed to the Waverley Line of Messrs Williamson, Milligan and Co in Liverpool on the iron clipper ship, ''Cedric the Saxon''. In 1887 Rostron joined the barque ''Red Gauntlet'' as a second mate. Soon after, he left the Waverley Line and joined the barque ''Camphill''. In December 1894 Rostron served on board the steamship ''Concord'' where he passed the extra master's certificate. He joined the Cunard Line in January 1895 and earned a position as fourth officer on the ocean liner . In the years afterward he would also serve on other Cunard ships including the ''Aurania'', ''Etruria'', ''Servia'', ''Cherbourg'', ''Ultonia'' and ''Saxonia''. As a member of the Royal Naval Reserve, Rostron temporarily left the Cunard Line to serve with the Royal Navy during a period of international tension occasioned by the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. Rostron subsequently returned to the Cunard Line. He was made first officer of the RMS ''Lusitania'' in 1907, but was transferred to the ''Bresica'' and promoted to ship's Captain the day before the ''Lusitania'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Rostron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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