George Somers Tempest". During their time on the islands, the crew and passengers built a church and houses, the start of the Bermuda colony. Somers and Sir Thomas Gates oversaw the construction of two small ships, the "Deliverance" and the "Patience." They were built from local timber (Bermuda Cedar) and the salvaged spars and rigging of the wrecked "Sea Venture." In May 1610 the ships set sail for Jamestown, with the surviving 142 castaways on board taking food from the island. When they reached the settlement, they found it nearly destroyed by the famine and disease of what has been called the
David Somers (businessman) Ltd. Somers is the former chairman of Rangers Football Club. His appointment was announce on 7 November 2013 and it was ratified at the clubs AGM on 19 December 2013. Somers left the board in 2 March 2015, prior to Dave King's takeover. David Somers (businessman) David Somers (born September 1948) is a chartered accountant and Pension Fund manager. From 2013 to 2015 he was the Chairman of Rangers Football Club. Somers is a chartered accountant and is a non-executive director of ACE Europe life which is part of the ACE Group of insurance and reinsurance companies. Somers was also