There were both survivors and those who died as a result of Titanic sinking. This included both passengers, and crew. Let us take a look at what happened to the senior crew members of the Titanic. Captain Smith Captain Smith died on the 15th of April 1912. Reports say he stayed on Titanic until the very end. Status: He did not survive. Chief Officer Henry Wilde Chief Officer Henry Wilde also died on the 15th of April 1912. Not much is known about what happened to him. Status: He did not survive Titanic's ill-fated voyage. First Officer Murdoch First Officer Murdoch also died on the 15th of April 1912. There are conflicting reports about what happened to Officer Murdoch in his final moments on Titanic, he was rumoured to have ended his own life, but that rumour was denied by Second Officer Lightoller. Status: He did not survive. Second Officer Charles Lightoller Second Officer Charles Lightoller was one of the senior crew members to survive. He survived on the Collapsible B lifeboat. Charles had a long life after Titanic, he lived to the age of 78 and died in 1952. Status: He survived Titanic. Third Officer Herbert Pitman Like Lightoller, Third Officer Herbert Pitman survived Titanic. He also lived a long life afterwards. Herbert lived until he was 84, and died in 1961. The Titanic tragedy did not put him off sailing, he continued to sail with White Star Line, including sailing on Titanic's sister ship, the RMS Olympic. Status: He survived Titanic. Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall Joseph Boxhall also survived. He also lived a long life after Titanic. Joseph lived until he was 83, and died in April 1967, just a few weeks after his 83rd birthday. He was the last surviving senior officer of Titanic to survive. Status: Survived Titanic. Fifth Officer Henry Lowe Fifth Officer Henry Lowe also survived Titanic. He survived Titanic through going on lifeboat 14. Henry return to the site of Titanic's sinking to help rescue people after putting the survivors that was in his lifeboat on to another lifeboat. Like the other survivors, Henry lived for a few decades after Titanic sank. He married just one year after Titanic's ill-fated voyage, and lived until 1944, dying at the age of 61. Sixth Officer James Moody Finally, the last senior crew member of Titanic, Sixth Officer James Moody, did not survive.
James was another one of the senior crew members of Titanic who died on the 15th of April 1912. The last apparent sighting of James was just before Titanic sank, when he was trying to free a lifeboat. He was the youngest officer of Titanic, and was only 24 when he died. Status: He did not survive.
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On this day in history, 111 years ago, Titanic began her maiden voyage. Titanic departed from Southampton docks at midday on the 10th of April 1912. Her maiden voyage didn't get off to a good start, as she almost collided with another ship - the SS City of New York - just as her maiden voyage was starting. The Titanic's near collision with the SS City of New York had delayed her departure from Southampton docks. Captain Smith's quick thinking helped stop Titanic colliding with the smaller ship, through him reversing the propeller of Titanic. Titanic's near collision with the the SS City of New York resulted in her departure from Southampton docks being delayed for around one hour. Titanic successfully departed the docks at 1pm. The morning at Southampton docks leading up to Titanic's departure was a busy one. There were hundreds of passengers that boarded Titanic from 9.30am to 11.30am that morning. Second and third class passengers departed Waterloo Station in London at 7.30am on the Titanic boat train. At 9.45am, another Titanic boat train, this time carrying first-class passengers, departed Waterloo Station in London for Southampton. The picture above was taken by Francis Browne. Father Browne was a Jesuit and a photographer. Many of the photos that we have of Titanic are thanks to Francis Browne, he boarded Titanic at Southampton alongside hundreds of other passengers, and departed Titanic at Queenstown, Ireland (today, Queenstown is known as Cobh). Titanic only had two stops after departing Southampton. Her first stop was at Cherbourg, in France. Titanic's second and last stop was at Queenstown, Ireland. Upon leaving Ireland, Titanic sailed across the Atlantic ocean. Her next stopped after leaving Ireland was supposed to be New York in the United States of America, however, Titanic never reached New York, like her sister ship, the Olympic did. Back to the morning at Southampton before Titanic's maiden voyage and, the crew were on-board Titanic before passengers had arrived.
Many of the crew had stayed on Titanic the night before her departure. Titanic's Chief Officer, Officer Henry Wilde, had reported for duty at 6am that morning for a lifeboat drill with other crew members. Captain Smity arrived at 7am that morning to board Titanic. Upon his arrival on Titanic he was given a sailing report by Chief Officer Henry Wilde. While Bruce Ismay, the chairman of White Star Line, the company who helped create Titanic along with Harland & Wolff, arrived to board Titanic at 9.30am that morning. The 10th of April 1912 was just the beginning of Titanic's voyage...
No other ship captures our hearts or our imaginations quite like Titanic does. Some have called her 'the ship of dreams', and, that is what she symbolized for many of the passengers that boarded her.
Titanic's Maiden Voyage Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage on this day in history over 100 years ago now. Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton docks in England at midday on the 10th of April 1912. This was around one week after Titanic successfully passed her sea trials. The sea trials of the Titanic were supposed to be held on the 1st of April 1912. However, due to bad weather, her sea trials were postponed for a day. The weather improved the following day and the Titanic left Belfast in Northern Ireland for her sea trials on the 2nd of April 1912. On the morning of Titanic's maiden voyage in Southampton, Captain Edward Smith - an experienced seafarer - arrived at Southampton docks on the morning of the 10th of April 1912, at around 8 am. He then immediately got to work. Titanic's passengers then started to arrive at 9.30 am. Third-class passengers, second-class passengers and third-class passengers, all boarded the Titanic at Southampton. The first-class passengers who boarded the Titanic were greeted by Captain Edward Smith himself. For Titanic's First-Class passengers, it was a luxurious trip, with some of the world's richest people on board.
For third-class passengers, it was also a dream ship, as for many people, it was a ship of hope and new horizons - it was supposed to be the start of a new life for many passengers. But, instead of being a dream for many, Titanic instead turned into a nightmare.
Titanic's maiden voyage started mainly smoothly. The exception was when Titanic just started her maiden voyage at noon, on the 10th of April 1912, a few minutes after trying to leave Southampton docks, Titanic almost collided with another ship, called the SS City of New York. It was thanks to Captain Smith that Titanic avoided colliding with the SS City of New York.
However, just days later, the Titanic wouldn't be so lucky with the iceberg...
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Captain Edward Smith was the captain of the ill-fated Titanic.
He was an experienced seafarer throughout his life. Edward Smith Captain Edward Smith's full name was: Edward John Smith. Edward was born on the 27th of January 1850 in Hanley in the United Kingdom. His parents were Edward Smith and Catherine Smith. Hanley is a town in the county of Staffordshire, England, in the United Kingdom. His parents later owned a shop after Edward was born. Edward went to a school in Staffordshire called the Etruria school. He left school at a young age and was still only a boy when he left school. Smith left school at 12. He left school to work in Etruria (Etruria was not just the name of the school Smith had gone to, it was (and still is) also the name of a suburb in Staffordshire). Upon leaving school, Captain Edward Smith went into a factory to work in Etruria; that factory was called the Etruria Forge. Today the Etruria Forge is a museum. This museum is known as the Etruria Industrial Museum. Working Life Before Titanic Edward worked at the Etruria Forge for around nine years, until he moved to Liverpool when he was 17. He moved to Liverpool to start an apprenticeship at Senator Webber in 1867. Just a few years later - in 1871 - Edward gained a master's certificate, which gave him the qualifications that he needed to command a ship. Smith had a long career that would see him take command of many ships before he took command of the Titanic. These other ships he commanded included the Titanic's sister ship: RMS Olympic. Many of the ships that Edward took control of were ships that were made by White Star Line. White Star Line's most famous creation was the Titanic.
Smith had a long and successful career at White Star Line. He joined White Star Line in 1880. His career at White Star Line started as a fourth officer to the SS Celtic. He also worked on many other ships; these ships included: the Majestic, Baltic, and Adriatic.
Captain Smith and The RMS Olympic Edward Smith had previously worked for decades with White Star Line. Then, he became the captain of the Titanic's sister ship: the RMS Olympic. The RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic looked identical, though; there were small differences between both of the ships. One of the differences between the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic was their maiden voyage. The differences between their maiden voyages though, were staggering - one ended in tragedy, while the other maiden voyage went pretty successfully. Smith was the captain of both of these ships on their maiden voyage. The RMS Olympic had the maiden voyage that the RMS Titanic was supposed to. The Olympic was ready for sea on the 31st of May 1911 (just under a year before Titanic took her ill-fated maiden voyage). The Olympic successfully passed her sea trials on the 29th of May 1911. Olympic was built in Belfast, like, Titanic was, and after she passed her sea trials, she set sail to Southampton on the 3rd of June 1911. Later on the 14th of June 1911, the Olympic set off from Southampton to start her maiden voyage, captained by Smith, and successfully reached New York City on the 21st of June 1911. This was the journey that Titanic was supposed to make but never did.
Smith showed that he was still a capable seaman and captain with the RMS Olympic, just a few months before Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage.
Captain Smith and The Titanic We probably would have never even known who Captain Edward Smith was if Titanic's maiden voyage went like Olympics' voyage. If Titanic's voyage went as smoothly as the Olympics', we probably would have never heard of Titanic too. But, we do know of Smith and Titanic today. The Olympic wasn't without its own ill-fate after it's maiden voyage - it is also a ship that had its own bad luck. But, nothing like what had happened to the Titanic. Titanic's sea trials were supposed to begin on the 1st of April 1912. However, her sea trials were postponed on the 1st of April 1912, due to bad weather (one of several omens that happened to the Titanic). Titanic's sea trials were only delayed for a day. The next day, on the 2nd of April 1912, Titanic completed her trials - Captain Smith was in Belfast for Titanic's sea trials. The sea trials of the Titanic lasted all day out at sea. After her sea trials, the Titanic made her way to Southampton during the early evening of the 2nd of April 1912. Titanic's Maiden Voyage Titanic's maiden voyage happened just over a week after her successful sea trials. On the morning of her maiden voyage, Captain Smith turned up to Southampton docks (where the Titanic waited to go on her maiden voyage), he arrived in a taxi, wearing a bowler hat and long coat. He took a taxi to Southampton docks from his home that morning. Smith arrived on the Titanic that morning at 7 am - several hours before the Titanic was to set sail on her maiden voyage. Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton at noon that day. Just shortly after, the Titanic nearly had a collision with another ship while leaving Southampton docks. Thanks to Captain Smith, Titanic avoided colliding with the ship. Most of Titanic's maiden voyage was normal and went the way it was supposed to. However, there were indications that something was wrong, as the Titanic received many icebergs warnings before she hit the iceberg. During Titanic's final day, she received multiple iceberg warnings throughout the day and night of the 14th of April, 1912 - the 14th of April, 1912, was the date when Titanic hit the iceberg. Just hours before Titanic struck the iceberg, Captain Smith was at a dinner party with first-class passengers in the A La Carte restaurant. Smith retired that same night at around 10 PM. First Officer Murdoch took control of Titanic to captain it through the night, upon Captain Smith retiring to bed for the evening. Titanic struck the iceberg at 11.40 PM that same night. Smith came to the bridge of Titanic immediately after the Titanic hit the iceberg. Upon realizing there was no hope for Titanic - with the ship predicted to sink into the Atlantic ocean - Smith gave the order that the lifeboats should be prepared, with the sea code of 'women and children first' into the lifeboats. Titanic didn't take long to sink into the Atlantic ocean - she was completely pulled under the waves in the early morning hours of the 15th of April, 1912. But, what happened to Captain Smith? Captain Smith bravely stayed on the Titanic until the very end. He died in those early morning hours of the 15th of April, 1912. There are different views from eyewitnesses at the time of the Titanic's sinking, but there are two main eyewitness accounts about what happened to Smith upon the sinking. The first account from some eyewitnesses about Smith was that they saw Smith going into the bridge room (the wheelhouse) just before the whole went ship went down, and, that was the last time they saw him. Other eyewitnesses said that they saw Captain Smith jumping from Titanic's bridge into the sea just as the ship was going down. Perhaps both of these things happened: that Smith went into the bridge room and then jumped from the bridge into the water. Or, perhaps one of these events occurred and the other was a case of mistaken identity, where they thought the person jumping from the bridge (or going into the bridge room) was Captain Smith, but, was someone else. Captain Edward Smith was born on the 27th of January 1850 and died on the 15th of April 1912. Sources: https://www.biography.com/historical-figure/edward-j-smith http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006/04/10/local_heroes_captain_edward_john_smith_feature.shtml https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/edward-john-smith.html
Captain Edward Smith is most famously known for being captain of the Titanic.
His Parents He was born on the 27th of January 1850, in Hanley, Staffordshire, England to his parents Edward Smith and Catherine Smith (Hancock). His parents married on the 2nd of August 1841, in Shelton Staffordshire and went on to own a shop. His Education Captain Edward Smith went to the Etruria British School. The Etruria British School is in Hanley too. Smith went to the Etruria British School until he was 12/13 years old. After he left school, he went on to work. His First Job After finishing the Etruria British School, Captain Edward Smith went on to his first job, which was at the Etruria Forge. The Eturia Forge is also in Staffordshire, today it is a museum, called the Etruria Industrial Museum. Captain Smith operated a steam hammer while at the Etruria Forge.
The Etruria Forge was a factory when Smith worked there.
His Apprenticeship Captain Edward Smith worked at the Etruria Forge for a few years, he then went to Liverpool to start an apprenticeship with Gibson & Co. Liverpool, in 1867. It was at this time the Smith became interested in wanting to work at sea. He had gone to do an apprenticeship with Gibson & Co. Liverpool, following in his half brother's footsteps. Smith had two half-siblings. His half brother was called Joseph Hancock and his half-sister was called Thyrza Hancock. Masters Certificate Smith then went on to gain a masters certificate at about age 24/25. This masters certificate gave Smith the qualifications to command a vessel and take them out to sea. It was the start of his seafaring career. His Marriage
Captain Smith married his wife at St Oswald's Church, in Winwick, in Cheshire.
His wife was Sarah Eleanor Pennington. Smith and Pennington married on the 13th of January 1887. Both of them had their daughter a few years after they had married. They had a daughter named Helen Melville Smith; Helen Melville Smith was born on the 2nd of April 1898, she was born at Waterloo in Liverpool. Smith's Career At White Star Line By the time that Smith was married and had his daughter, he was already working for White Star Line (White Star Line was the company that owned the Titanic). Smith joined White Star Line in 1880. His first job at White Star Line was on a ship called SS Celtic. He started his job on the SS Celtic in March 1880, where he was the fourth officer on the ship. Smith went on to work on numerous ships while at White Star Line during the late Victorian era and early Edwardian era. Captain Of The RMS Olympic
Before Smith started working on the RMS Titanic, he was working on the RMS Olympic. The RMS Olympic was the sister ship to the RMS Titanic.
As you can see from the picture above, the RMS Olympic is identical to Titanic. Smith was captain of the Olympic on the Olympic's maiden voyage like he was captain of the Titanic on the Titanic's maiden voyage. However, unlike the Titanic's maiden voyage, the Olympic's maiden voyage didn't end in catastrophe. The maiden voyage of the Olympic began on the 14th of June 1911 from Southampton. Olympic followed the much of the same route that the later ill-fated Titanic would follow, as the Olympic once leaving Southampton then stopped off at Cherbourg in France and then Queenstown in Ireland, before heading out into the Atlantic ocean and setting sail for New York. Titanic was also supposed to reach New York, but, as we know, Titanic didn't reach New York on her maiden voyage. Olympic did though. Captain Smith successfully captained the Olympic to New York and landed there on the 21st of June 1911. The Olympic's maiden voyage was successful. Titanic's Sea Trials The Olympic's maiden voyage happened just a few months before Titanic's. The building of the Titanic was completed by the Spring of 1912. The Titanic's sea trials were supposed to be on the 1st of April 1911, however, due to bad weather, her sea trials were postponed for a day. Titanic's sea trials were on the 2nd of April 1912. The sea trials went on for about 12 hours, where the captain had taken the ship out to sea to run tests on the Titanic, such as speed tests, to make sure that the Titanic was working properly. Titanic successfully completed her sea trials on the evening of 2nd April 1912 from Belfast. That same evening, just an hour after the Titanic arrived back at Belfast from her sea trials, the Titanic set off again with captain Smith. This time, Titanic set off to Southampton, where she would begin her maiden voyage just a few days later. Titanic's Maiden Voyage Titanic's maiden voyage began on the 10th of April 1912. Captain Smith arrived that morning to board Titanic at 7 am. She left Southampton on midday on the 10th of April 1912. Just a few minutes after starting her maiden voyage, while still at Southampton docks, Titanic had a near collision with the SS New York. This near collision with the SS New York set the Titanic's voyage back. But, only for an hour. Around an hour later, Titanic successfully left Southampton with Smith as captain of the ship and made their way to Cherbourg, France. Titanic arrived in Cherbourg in the early evening of the 10th of April 1912 successfully. While at Cherbourg, Titanic collected more passenger . She didn't dock at Cherbourg long and by 8 pm, Titanic's anchor was lifted and she made her way to Ireland. Titanic reached Ireland the next morning. Captain Smith had successfully taken Titanic to both France and Ireland without incident. He arrived in Queenstown, Ireland on the 11th of April 1912, at Cork Harbour at 11.30 am. While at Cork Harbour, Titanic let off some passengers and collected other passengers - there was also mail that she collected. Titanic was only at Cork for 2 hours. She lifted her anchor at 1.30 pm and set sail out into the Atlantic ocean. This was the last time Titanic saw dry land. The Last Hours Of Titanic
During Titanic's last day, on the 14th of April 1912, captain Smith was in charge of Titanic throughout the daylight hours.
During that day, there were numerous iceberg warnings giving to Titanic from other ships in the area. Not all of these iceberg warnings made their way to captain Smith, as some of the warnings didn't even make it to the bridge. Despite these iceberg warnings, its thought that Titanic still sped through the waters and didn't reduce its speed during that day, and later night. On the night of the 14th of April 1912, captain Smith was at a dinner party in first class and then later retired to bed that night before 10 pm. At 10 pm, First Officer Murdoch took charge of the ship. Therefore, during Titanic's very last hours and during her collision with the iceberg it wasn't Captain Smith who was in charge of Titanic, it was First Officer Murdoch. Titanic collided with the iceberg at 11.40 pm that night. Immediately after the Titanic collided with the iceberg, Captain Smith came out straight to the bridge to see what had happened. Smith was then told by First Officer Murdoch what had happened - that Titanic had collided with an iceberg. After Smith had talked to Thomas Andrews - Andrews was Titanic's architect - it became apparent to Smith that Titanic would not stay afloat and that she would sink very quickly to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in just a few short hours. By midnight, Smith is thought to have ordered the lifeboats to be prepared. He is then thought to have given the order of ''women and children first''. There is still speculation to this day to what Captain Edward Smith did in the final hours of the Titanic and during her sinking. But, what we do know, is that captain Edward Smith never left the Titanic, he stayed on the ship until the very end - an indication that he helped passengers and crew until the very end. It's speculated that Captain Smith was last seen on the bridge just before the Titanic sank into the Atlantic ocean. Titanic sank at 2.20 am on the 15th of April 1912. Captain Edward Smith died on the Titanic. His body was never recovered. |
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