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Herbert John "Bert" Pitman MBE (20 November 1877 – 7 December 1961) was an English Merchant Navy seaman, who was the Third Officer of RMS Titanic when it sank in the North Atlantic Ocean with heavy loss of life after striking an iceberg during the night of 14 April 1912 on its maiden voyage.
Pitman was the only officer not in the Royal Naval Reserve. As the Titanic left Southampton at noon on 10 April 1912 Third Officer Pitman was standing with William Murdoch (now First Officer) at their station, on the docking bridge, at the stern of the ship.
Mar 16, 2012 · Herbert Pitman signs on in Liverpool as Third Officer on Titanic, which he’ll join in Belfast before she departs on her sea trials.
Nov 20, 2020 · Titanic Third Officer John Herbert “Bert” Pitman. In 1895 the 18-year-old Pitman joined the Merchant Navy. In May 1900 he passed the examination for second mate. In June 1902 he qualified as a master mariner in August 1906.
Jan 4, 1998 · Herbert Pitman, the third officer, was questioned on why he didn’t use his lifeboat to save people:
Herbert John Pitman was the Third Officer of the Titanic. He was sent away by First Officer Murdoch to take charge of one of the first lifeboats, so his role in the disaster was minimal.
Herbert John Pitman was born in late 1877, in the village of Sutton Montis near Castle Cary, Somerset, England. His family had been farmers, but in 1895, at the age of eighteen, he went joined the British merchant marine, aspiring to become an officer.
