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Henry Tingle Wilde, RNR (21 September 1872 – 15 April 1912) was a British naval officer who was the chief officer of the RMS Titanic. He died when the ship sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912.
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Sep 1, 1996 · In 1912 Henry Tingle Wilde was living at 25 Grey Road, Walton, Liverpool. His wife had died on 24 December 1910 and their twin sons died in infancy, the same month. Some sources indicate that they died from Scarlet Fever.
- Male
- English
- Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
- Chief Officer
Height: 6'1" (185.42cm) Complexion: Dark. Hair Colour: Dark brown. Eye Colour: Blue. Other: None. Notes: Wilde's height changes slightly from 6 foot and a half (1895, 1897) to 6 foot 1 (1900).
Tragedy struck in December 1910 when Wilde's wife and twin sons, Archie and Richard, died. In August 1911, Wilde became Chief Officer of Titanic 's sister, the RMS Olympic , where he served under the Titanic 's future captain, Edward J. Smith .
Nov 11, 2004 · THE appalling disaster to the Titanic has taken away, in the person of Lieut, H. T. Wilde, RNR, one of the most promising officers serving with the White Star Line. Lieut. Wilde, who was chief officer of the Titanic, commenced his sea career in the sailing ships of Messrs. James Chambers and Co., of Liverpool.
Wilde was a large, physically imposing man (shipmate Charles Lightoller would later recall him as a ‘big, powerful chap’). At 6’1” he was the tallest of the men to serve as the Titanic ’s deck officers.
Henry Wilde took over from the 6th July 1911. RMS Olympic - largest ship in the world. In what can only be described as a huge step up, in July 1911 Wilde was appointed as Chief Officer to the White Star Line's newest ship - the RMS Olympic. At the time she was the largest ocean liner in the world, 882 ft long, with 9 decks (8 for passengers ...
