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  1. rmayeriii

    “Our Officers; R.M.S. Circassian - 1893.”

    From my collection, an 1893 photo of some of the officers of the Allan Line’s S.S. Circassian. Written on the back in pencil is “Our Officers; R.M.S. Circassian - 1893.” I purchased this image on eBay from a seller in Northamptonshire, UK, and believe it would have been affixed to a backing...
  2. rmayeriii

    Might anyone be able to lend input on this c.1890-1900 photo of a steamship’s crew?

    Might anyone be able to lend any input on this photograph? It was taken by "W.A. Williams, Gun Hotel, High Street, Wapping" [East London, England] and measures approximately 3 by 5 inches. I believe it was taken sometime in the 1890s or early 1900s and shows the victualing crew of a ship; the...
  3. J

    Enough lifeboats...plus a well trained crew?

    Now, we all know that even if Titanic had enough lifeboats aboard her, it wouldn't have made much of a difference in getting everyone off the ship with the time they had available, especially with the skill levels of the entire crew. However...what if Titanic had a well trained crew where every...
  4. S

    Unidentified crew member?

    Hi all, i recently purchased a large group of sixty old glass plate negatives, all of which relate to Titanic and appear to be roughly contemporary with the sinking. It seems likely they were produced to form a lantern slide lecture or photograph album and appear to be almost entirely...
  5. Arun Vajpey

    Crew Kit

    I 'borrowed' this quote from another thread because it was a bit more relevant to a small matter about which I have wondered for a long time. My OCD makes me want to know such trivia and applies equally to such "last minute" crew additions and subtractions on other ships. When a signed-on crew...
  6. RonJF2

    2nd Officer Lightoller not wanting to stay in the same hotel as crew

    After completing Wyn Craig Wade's great work for about the 15th time, I still find it remarkable that Charles Lightoller threw a fit that he had to eat and sleep in the same hotel as common crew. He did realize he did that on the Titanic? What a prima donna. Does anyone know the reason for this...
  7. Marie L

    Passagers débarqués

    Bonjour, Je ne sais pas si je le poste au bon endroit mais bon. Existe -t-il une liste complète des personnes qui ont pris le Titanic mais sont descendus avant qu'il ne fasse sa grande traversée finale, ou n’ont pas pu le prendre pour r~~~~~, ivresse ou autre à Southampton, Cherbourg...
  8. A

    Actual quotations ?

    In reading ANTR for the first time, I was amazed at how many actual statements from real passengers and crew on Titanic. Did Walter Lord actual gather all these interviews for his book? Did he personally interview some passengers or gather from various sources? I find it amazing all the actual...
  9. minhong

    Question The armament of an oceanliner crew

    I wonder how far the crew was allowed to be arm. Just a pistol? *Im korean. I have a bad english ability so english can be unnatural
  10. H

    Help with a supposed passenger or crew member.

    Does anyone have information on a “Henry Hilton Thompson”, he is my Great grandmother’s brother and is said to have died on the Titanic. He was born in New Zealand in 1883, to Irish/New Zealand parents, and by all accounts seems to have been a bit of a ratbag having skiffles with the law as a...
  11. Bob Read

    Emergency boat crew

    Does anyone know what procedures were followed to have the emergency boats and its davits manned at a moment’s notice? Were specific crew designated and standing by at a particular location? How long would this watch last?
  12. M

    Crew Accommodations

    Has anyone compiled a 1-to-1 crew berth listing? I did a quick survey of known crew members against all crew spaces shown on the plans, and while there are just enough total bunks, you need to do some moving around of some folks so that they are sleeping far away from their peers in some places...
  13. M

    Plate Stewards vs. Plate Washers

    Trying to match up crew with accommodations shown on the plans - Crew list includes 10 "Plate Stewards" (8 1st, 2 2nd), and the plans list quarters for 10 "Plate Washers" on E Deck. Are these the same? The term Plate Stewards give the impress they were bussing tables in full steward outfits...
  14. Sarah S

    Reputation of surviving crew

    Good evening, I read many times that the surviving crew members, especially the officers, had a worse career after the sinking and that they were never able to climb a higher status as officers. Was that even true? Did they truly experience discrimination or did they face any loss of...
  15. Melinda R

    How much was the reward Vincent Astor gave crew members of the Mackay-Bennett for finding JJ Astor's body?

    How much was the reward Vincent Astor gave crew members of the Mackay-Bennett for finding JJ Astor's body? I've found conflicting amounts - $10,000 one source. Another source said it was $100,000 split among the M-B crew each receiving $2500. Also can't find a number for how many crew were on...
  16. Justin Litke

    Would crew on the Californian have eaten together?

    I heard that Chief Officer Stewart and Lord did, but that seems weird to me.
  17. O

    Crew Below Deck

    Hello! I am writing non-fiction accounts of as many crew as I can find information on. However, I'm dyslexic, I don't know where to start, and I'm not the best at finding reliable sources.
  18. Jason D. Tiller

    News Why 50 Cast And Crew Were Hospitalized On The Set Of ‘Titanic’

    Love it or hate it, Titanic has gone down in Hollywood history. The film is one of the highest-grossing of all time, was one of the costliest to make, and still has people talking more than 25 years later. It turned out to be an especially good financial decision for James Cameron, who majorly...
  19. Titanico

    Search of descendants

    Hi everybody, my name is Sergio Ramos Pérez and I'm from Spain. I'm searching descendants of passengers and crew of the Titanic for a novel. Or descendats of passengers and crew of the Californian, Carpathia, of Harland & Wolff, whatever is. I'll upload the novel to Amazon in March. I want to...
  20. A

    First Class Bedroom Steward Schedule

    Hello everyone! I was wondering what the shift schedule for a first class bedroom steward might be? I understand they served 3-5 rooms onboard, but were they expected to attend to these rooms constantly? Did one steward cover an assigned section of cabins at day and another take on these duties...
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