Edward Smith
Books
- Twenty Lifeboats Titanic, the Inquiries, and the Remaking of Maritime Law · Liszt Think
On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank with lifeboats lowered half full.
- The Vessel of Confidence…r. Her sister Olympic had already proven the design on the Atlantic run. The same shipyards, the same engineers, the same officers. Captain Edward Smith, White Star’s most senior commander, would take Titanic on her maiden voyage and then retire. He had spent his career learning the North At…
- The Lookout’s Cry…telegraph to “Stop.” The Titanic’s engines slowed and fell silent. The ship drifted, her forward momentum dying in the calm water. Captain Edward Smith came out from his cabin, which was directly behind the bridge. He had felt the impact. He wanted to know what had happened. Murdoch explain…
- Returning to the Titanic’s Navigating…ller told him to step back. The man protested. Lightoller did not waver. He had his orders, and he would follow them to the letter. Captain Edward Smith had not been seen on the bridge for some time. The last confirmed sighting of him giving an order had been around midnight, when he told Li…