Here is a related true story
Some thirty years ago I handed over a 1; 96 scale Tirpitz for the Merseyside Maritime Museum . But before it was handed over I had a strange request via the Museum that one of their prolific benefactors would like to see this model on the water. I was told that the benefactor was the then Lord Newborough. At that time I had no idea why he wanted to see the model. As requested the model was taken to Corwen in North Wales and to a lake on Lord Newborough estate. We arrived with the model and started preparation. Soon we were greeted by this old chap in overalls whom we thought were one of the garden staff. Little did we know that this was Lord Newborough? However he sported an eye patch which we thought was unusual for a gardener. He quizzed us about the model and was looking forward to firing one of his cannons as the model was on the water, now this was very odd. Later one of the real staff came down to the lake edge with some refreshments and we quizzed him as to why the gardener wanted to fire a cannon and why the model was requested in the first place. Ah was the reply , the old chap is in fact Lord Newborough also known as Sub Lieutenant Micky Wynn commander of MTB 74 on the St Nazaire raid . The penny dropped , Although losing an eye and becoming a POW in the notorious Coldiz Castle he had an abiding interest in the battle Ship Tirpitz , the very ship Operation Chariot was meant to thwart . In fact as I learned much later it was he who was instrumental in having the model at the Merseyside Maritime Museum where it is to this day.