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On 31 May 1940, 66-year-old Lightoller received a call from the Admiralty requesting that he sail the Sundowner to Ramsgate so that a Navy crew could use it as one of the ‘Little Ships of Dunkirk’ and sail to France to rescue the stranded B.E.F. and Allied forces. Lightoller agreed but on the condition that he would sail it with his son, Roger.
Jun 22, 2005 · Charles Herbert Lightoller was born on March 30, 1874, to Frederick James Lightoller and Sarah Jane Widdows Lightoller in Chorley, Lancashire. He was the youngest of five children, and the second son. His mother died of scarlet fever after he was born, followed by two of his siblings, Richard Ashton and Caroline Mary.
In this detailed narration, Charles Lightoller, the Second Officer of the Titanic gives his account of the Titanic's maiden voyage and sinking. As one of the...
Charles Herbert Lightoller. I Was There. November 1, 1936. Altogether, I have had four shipwrecks and a fire during my thirty-odd years at sea. But by far and away the worst of them all was the one I'm going to tell you about now: the loss of the Titanic. I joined her in Belfast while she was still in the builder's hands.
Mar 30, 2020 · Charles Herbert Lightoller led a titanic life. Born on 30 March 1874 in in Chorley, Lancashire, England, Lightoller was second officer on Titanic and the most senior officer to survive the sinking. He was a hero in both the Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy.
Apr 29, 2007 · On the 15th of April nineteen hundred and twelve the Titanic struck an iceberg and in a couple of hours a great liner had sunk on her maiden voyage at a cost in human life of fifteen hundred souls.
Contents. Charles Lightoller. British Second Officer. Learn about this topic in these articles: “Titanic” disaster. In Titanic: U.S. inquiry. Notable witnesses included Second Officer Charles Lightoller, the most senior officer to survive. He defended the actions of his superiors, especially Captain Smith’s refusal to decrease the ship’s speed.
