Captain David William Perkins
First command of QE2: 19 May 2006
Last command of QE2: 10 September 2008
Thank-you to Cunard for supplying this photoFollow link to comment or to contribute informationBackground: Born: 26 April 1956 in Kingston Jamaica
Died: 14 January 2021
Navy Career:Trained at Warsash Maritime Academy
Joined Cunard when he was 18 as a Cadet
2001: First Command - Cunard's Caronia
Served on other Cunard ships as well as Princess and P&O ships
2006: Master of QE2. Captain Perkins was QE2's 25th Captain
2008: Captain Perkins had the honour of being in command of QE2 for her final World Cruise and sailed the ship into Sydney Harbour, when the QE2 brought the city to a standstill as so many people wanted to see the ship
Retired from Cunard in 2012
Died 14 January 2021Work in progress
Media:
Obituary Was Anglia Daily Times Back to list of QE2 Masters
