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Message: [QUOTE="Dan Parkes, post: 442165, member: 137698"] Hi Shaun What is your primary source for this information? Do you have documentation? Captain Herbert Haddock was Titanic's first captain (25 March - 31 March 1912) as Titanic prepared for her sea trials and delivery trip, until Captain Edward Smith arrived aboard the Olympic at Southampton and they essentially swapped places on the 1st of April 1912. Haddock had been master of the Oceanic for several years, with an excellent record and his promotion to Olympic seemed a logical choice, as Smith moved onto the new Titanic, with experience of the Olympic class. I don't see how another captain could leapfrog both of them for Titanic's maiden voyage?... Incidentally, Haddock had achieved ExtraMaster in September 1885 so was well ahead of Norris in terms of qualification, if Norris had attained his Masters in 1903. [/QUOTE]