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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. During the Second Boer War, he served in the Royal Naval ...
- Sea captain, naval officer
- Drowning
- 27 January 1850, Hanley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- 15 April 1912 (aged 62), North Atlantic Ocean
Apr 2, 2014 · Edward J. Smith was the captain of the Titanic, the luxury liner that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. He was a sailor who rose from a second mate to a master and commanded several other ships in the White Star Line. Learn about his life, career, and legacy in this biography.
Nov 12, 2020 · Ralph White/Corbis/Getty Images. No one knows exactly where Captain E.J. Smith was at 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 1912. But witnesses said he appeared on the bridge of the Titanic just moments ...
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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. He asked a crew member what the ship had struck ...
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4 days ago · Edward J. Smith (born January 27, 1850, Hanley [now in Stoke-on-Trent], Staffordshire, England—died April 15, 1912, at sea, northern Atlantic Ocean) was the British captain of the passenger liner Titanic, which sank in 1912. Titanic. The Titanic. Smith began working on boats while he was a teenager. In 1875 he earned a master’s certificate ...
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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.
Edward Smith (sea captain) Smith on the Olympic, half a year before the Titanic sets sail from Southampton. Edward John "E. J." Smith (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was an English sea captain. He was the captain of the R.M.S Titanic, which sank when it struck an iceberg. Smith was to retire after the maiden voyage of the Titanic, but died ...
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