WSL Commodores

[Samuel.Longin]

Hey there !

I'm reading again Hull Down wrote by Sir Bertram Hayes and there's one thing I don't really understand.

On chapter XVII (p.277) Hayes wrote :

I always thought that Smith was the last Commodore before Hayes but those lines are telling anonther story.
What do we know about that ?

 

[Seumas]

If memory serves me correct, WSL had discontinued the role of commodore at some point prior to 1912. However, after a number of years it was re-introduced.

It's a common myth that Edward Smith was WSL commodore in 1912 but the fact is the position did not exist.

 

[Samuel.Longin]

If memory serves me correct, WSL had discontinued the role of commodore at some point prior to 1912. However, after a number of years it was re-introduced.

It's a common myth that Edward Smith was WSL commodore in 1912 but the fact is the position did not exist.

Thank you very much Seumas, I'm gonna dig the subject

 

[Mark Baber]

Look at the NYT article in the archived thread I linked to in the following message: Did Capt. Smith have any other incidents?

Later today I'll copy the article and post it here as a separate thread.

 

[Samuel.Longin]

Look at the NYT article in the archived thread I linked to in the following message: Did Capt. Smith have any other incidents?

Later today I'll copy the article and post it here as a separate thread.

Facinating ! So Perry was the last WSL Commodore until Hayes. Thank you very much for the thread !

 

[Mark Baber]

Perry was sacked after the 1887 Celtic I-Britannic I collision.

News from 1887: CENSURING BOTH CAPTAINS

On 19 May 1887, Britannic I was struck amidships by Celtic I in heavy fog about 350 miles off Sandy Hook, killing four of Britannic's steerage passengers. Both ships returned to New York, where an inquiry was conducted. Its findings were released on this date in 1887 and this article appeared...

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