Who was the captain of the Titanic?

Answer 1

Edward John Smith was the captain of Titanic.

Date of birth:
January 27th, 1850.

Place of birth:
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Residence:
Southampton, England.

Salary/Yearly:
£1,250.

Death:
April 15th, 1912.

Answer 2

Captain Edward John Smith

Answer 3

The captain is Edward John Smith. His date of birth is January 27th, 1850. His native is Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Let me tell you some interesting information about him:

On that "Fateful Night" at 11.39 p.m.Captain Smith was awakened by the collision with the iceberg and rushed to the bridge. He received the report of the accident from First Officer Murdoch and then ordered a quick inspection of the ship by Thomas Andrews - Titanic's designer - and John Hall Hutchinson - Titanic's Carpenter.

He is told that water had poured in and risen 14 feet in the front part of the ship and that the Titanic can only stay afloat for a couple of hours.

He immediately ordered the lifeboats prepared but wavered when it came to giving the order to load and lower them. Second Officer Lightoller had to approach him for the order which he eventually gave.

Surprisingly little is known about Captain Smith's actions in the last two hours of the ships life. His legendary skills of leadership seem to have left him, he was curiously indecisive and unusually cautious.

He was last seem in the bridge area having given the final order to abandon ship. He appears to have made no attempt to save himself. His body was never recovered.

According to eyewitnesses, Captain Edward John Smith met his demise in at least three different ways:
* It is said he walked calmly on to the bridge as it was being covered by the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
* Another witness saw the Captain raise a pistol to his head and pull the trigger.

If the latter was true, how would you account for another witness seeing him swimming toward a lifeboat with a baby in his arms?
After supposedly delivering that baby to a lifeboat, he refused to be brought aboard, saying "Good-Bye Boys, I'm going to follow the ship!".

Answer 4

Edward John Smith