Titanic Deck Crew: Belfast to Southampton

Titanic Crew > Particulars of Engagement > Belfast : Deck Crew

Registered Managing Owner: H. A. Sanderson, 30 James Street, Liverpool.

Master: H. J. Haddock: No. of certificate (if any) Ex. C. 08765 address: Elm Lea, The Avenue, Southampton.

The Several Persons whose names are subscribed, and whose descriptions are contained herein, and of whom ...... are engaged as Sailors hereby agree to serve on board the said Ship in the several capacities expressed against their respective Names, which is to be employed:

On the run from Belfast to Southampton, via any ports at which it may be required to call. The Crew to moor vessel or place her in dock to the satisfaction of the Master.

And the Crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful honest and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in the respective Duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said Master, or to any Person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their Superior Officers, in everything relating to the said Ship and the Stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore; in consideration of which Services to be duly performed, the said master hereby agrees to pay to the said crew as Wages the Sums against their Names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions according to the Scale printed on page 11 of this book. And it is hereby agreed, That any Embezzlement of wilful or negligent Destruction of any part of the Ship's Cargo or Stores shall be made good to the Owner out of the Wages of the person guilty of the same: And it is further agreed, that if any seaman enters himself in a capacity for which he is incompetent, he is liable to be disrated: And it is also agreed, That the Regulations authorised by the Board of trade, which are printed on page 15 of this book, and numbered and adopted by the parties hereto, and shall be considered to be embodied in this Agreement.

The following signed on at Southampton and undertook that 'The Crew signing herein shall proceed from Southampton to Belfast, mustering at West Station (now Southampton central) at 2.30 pm on Tuesday 26th March 1912.'

And it is also agreed that: the said Crew, shall be on board their steamer on Monday morning, 1st April 1912; Firemen at four o'clock, and Seamen at six o'clock, and from that time until she is safely moored in one of the Southampton Docks they shall perform all work required of them by the Officers in command without any further payment than is entered against their names.

Firemen to clean down after arrival as may be required.

Food and bedding will be provided on the way round to Southampton, also tickets for the return journey to Belfast. Five shillings per day to be paid for detention in Belfast Lough, commencing from mid-night Monday, 1st April 1912.

The Master was obliged by Law to sign and deposit a copy of this book before sailing but on the page one there is the entry:

'Captain Smith was informed that he has not signed agreement and he sent a message that if he could not call before he sailed he would do son on the return of the ship.'

Particulars of Engagement:

The following signed on at Belfast having travelled independently there.

Officers:

Belfast - April 1st 1912.

Captain E. J. Smith RNR this day took over the command of the ship, superseding Captain H. J. Haddock RNR.

Engineers:

''the said crew shall be on board this steamer on Monday morning, 1st April 192; Firemen at four o'clock, and Seamen at six o'clock, and from that time until she is safely moored in one of the Southampton Docks they shall perform all work required of them by the Officers in command without any further payment than is entered against their names.

Firemen to clean down after arrival as may be required.

Food and bedding will be provided on the way round to Southampton, also tickets for the return journey to Belfast.

Five shillings per day to be paid for detention in Belfast Lough, commencing from midnight, Monday, 1st April 1912.''

Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement

References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
PRO, London Reference BT 100/259 (handwritten piece of paper, lined)
Particulars of Engagement (Belfast), Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (TRANS 2A/45 381)

Contributors
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Brian Ticehurst, UK