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David Blair (or Davy) (11 November 1874 – 10 January 1955) was a British merchant seaman with the White Star Line, which had reassigned him from the RMS Titanic just before its maiden voyage.
David Blair was ousted when Henry Wilde was installed as Chief Officer. He therefore escaped the sinking but In his rush to depart the ship on 9 April, Blair took away with him the key to the crow's nest telephone and seems to have stowed the lookout's binoculars in his cabin.
David "Davy" Blair (1874 - 1955) was a British merchant seaman with the White Star Line, which had reassigned him from the RMS Titanic just before its Maiden Voyage. Due to his hasty departure, he accidentally kept a key to a storage locker believed to contain binoculars intended for use by the...
37-year-old David Blair joined Titanic's senior officers in late March, prior to the arrival of the junior officers (Pitman, Boxhall, Lowe and Moody) on the 27th. For both Blair and Lightoller arriving from smaller ships, Titanic was very impressive.
David Blair was Titanic’s original Second Officer. He sailed aboard Titanic from Belfast to Southampton but prior to the start of the maiden voyage from Southampton he was unexpectedly transferred from the ship.
Mar 14, 2018 · Second officer David Blair was bumped off crew of Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912 at the last minute. But he accidentally held onto the key to a locker containing the crow’s nest...
David 'Davy' Blair was born on the 11th of November 1874, in Newport on the Isle of Wight. His father was Lt. Col. John Blair (1841 - 1915) and his mother Clementina Ross Stewart (ca. 1848 - 1908).
