Richard Roberts (1803–1841) was an Irish sea captain. He entered the

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in his youth and served with them until he gained the rank of

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, and was given command of the SS ''Sirius''. With Roberts at the helm, the ''Sirius'' became the first steamship to travel across the Atlantic to America, in April 1838. Shortly afterward, he was transferred to the SS ''President'', which was lost at sea in March 1841. Roberts is presumed to have gone down with the ship. Actor

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, great-grandfather of the Hollywood movie star, was also a passenger and perished in the ''President''. Roberts loved the sea so, that he's quoted as saying "..I'd go to sea in a bath tub".Great Ocean Liners, PBS television, c.1993

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