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Edward John Smith RD RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British sea captain and naval officer. In 1880, he joined the White Star Line as an officer, beginning a long career in the British Merchant Navy. Smith went on to serve as the master of numerous White Star Line vessels.
Apr 2, 2014 · Captain Edward J. Smith, captain of the luxury vessel Titanic, played a role in one of the most famous disasters at sea in history when it sank in 1912.
Nov 12, 2020 · Captain of White Star Liner, RMS Titanic, Commander Edward J. Smith, c. 1911. At first it appeared as if Smith’s luck was going to hold. Fourth Officer Joseph G. Boxhall made a quick...
May 7, 2024 · Edward J. Smith was the British captain of the passenger liner Titanic, which sank in 1912. Smith began working on boats while he was a teenager. In 1875 he earned a master’s certificate, which was required to serve as captain. In 1880 he became a junior officer with the White Star Line, and seven.
Apr 16, 2024 · Edward John Smith was a British sea captain and naval officer with the White Star Line before fatefully becoming the captain of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Shortly after 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, Captain Edward John Smith made his way to the deck of the Titanic after feeling a strange vibration.
Aug 23, 2005 · Captain Smith, New York, May 16, 1907. Edward John Smith was born at Hanley, Staffordshire, England on January 27, 1850. He died April 15, 1912 in the vicinity of 41 degrees 43 minutes 32" N, 49 degrees 56 minutes 49'’W. He spent 43 of his 62 years at sea, 26 of them with a single company—the White Star Line.
Apr 15, 2012 · Born in the landlocked Potteries, in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of a pottery presser and grocer rose to become 'the millionaire's captain', the number one choice for the aristocrats of the day, many...
The flamboyant Captain EJ Smith (Edward John) RNR. Senior Captain of the White Star Line and commander of the RMS Titanic had had an illustrious career, but it would end in tragedy...
Jan 18, 2012 · Titanic Captain: The Life of Edward John Smith represents a substantial contribution to our knowledge of Smith the individual, and gives us an invaluable, clear narrative of his role in the Titanic’s brief life and tragic fate.
Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked...
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