The Personal Effects Of Admiral Cochrane Go On Show At The National Museum Of Scotland

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 06: Dr Tristram Clarke of the National Records of Scotland holds a Boatswain's call silver whistle at the Real Master and Commander Exhibition on October 6, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The story of one of Scotland's great naval heroes is being told in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. Admiral Cochrane, the Real Master and Commander opens on Friday 7 October and tells the story of the real-life figure whose exploits made him a national hero at home and abroad and inspired the stories of famous fictional heroes like C.S. Forester's Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian's Jack Aubrey, played by Russell Crowe in the film Master and Commander (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)