captain smith

Were there any such thing of a medical checks for crew before a voyage? Like we have today. And if not, Considering Smith's age, would he even pass if there were medicals?

How long had Captain Edward John Smith been a Captain when he became Captain of the Titanic?

Where did Captain Smith sleep?

Are there any reports of other accidents or incidents concerning Captain Smith before he commanded the Titanic?

Portrait of Captain Smith © National Portrait Gallery (x134354 2) (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Hi folks, So I've got one of those "family stories" that I've always been interested in finding the facts/truth of ... And its this ... my gr-gr-grand Uncle was John Breen, of Wexford, Ireland, who rose to Captain in the WSL, first of the Delphic and then the Zealandic, amongst others. The...

I've always found one of the the most powerful scenes in the 97 film is when Thomas Andrews shortly after reporting to the bridge crew and Ismay that 'No matter what you do Titanic will flounder' is walking through the Grand Staircase still in shock. Rose pulls him aside and he admits to her...

Samuel Halpern said on the closed thread discussing the incompetence of Captain Smith and my assessments of successive events leading to the death of over 1,500 passengers and crew: "When someone has to guess to assign a probability to an event rather than using collected data of similar...

"Canada 1912" is the title of a chapter in my book "A White Angel" which I wrote last year and that was published in the UK by Ardnamona Publishers. The book is an historical novel about 9/11 but part of the story of the Titanic is featured and readers may like to know why. So for the records...

I have two unseen photographs of Smith onboard the Baltic 1905.

Captain Smith and I share the same house in ~Waterloo Liverpool England. He lived here in 1898 to 1907 and there are so many interesting snippets of social history never before recorded against his time in Waterloo. For example he was awarded a medal by King Edward whilst living here, imagine...

Captain Smith’s daughter, Helen Russell Cooke, resided for many years in a cottage known as "Pratt's" on the south side of the village green at Leafield, near Witney in Oxfordshire. At the time of the sinking Helen Melville Smith was a child of five. In 1922 she married a stockbroker, Mr Sidney...

RMS Titanic, Inc. has posted this on their blog: What role do you think Captain Smith played in the Titanic disaster? Was he a hero, or is he responsible for the deaths of those who didn't survive the sinking? Leave your feedback in the comment section... Innocuous question? What are your...

Hello, Dustin. In E.J.: THE STORY OF EDWARD JOHN SMITH, CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC, Gary Cooper gives the £ 1250/year + £ 200 Bonus "if he returned his ships in good order." (p. 250). I haven't seen the primary sources myself, but I'd trust the sources that give the 1250 plus 200 figure...

Probably an incredibly rediculous thought, however I was wondering if anyone has any ideas about what would happen to Captain Smith if he had survived or even boarded a life boat. Would there have been a trial against him? Would people have accused him of negligence, cowardice or possibly have...

in Leo Mariotts book Titanic i have found that asides from the Olympic incident he was also involved with the Republic (1) running aground at New York plus 3 crew were killed in a boiler accident on the same day.in 1890 he ran a ship aground of Rio De Janeiro.in 1901 aboard the Majestic and 1906...

did captain smith make the decision to pick up the speed despite the warnings of icebergs on his own or did he let the pressure of someone else do the talking?

Hi all, I know this question must intrigue the rest of you as much as it has always intrigued me. If Captain Smith had survived the sinking what would his fate have been? Would he have been villified like Ismay? Would we know more about the tragic command decisions that lead to the collision...

I would like to know did Captain Edward John Smith have any brother and sister?