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Edward John Smith RD RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British sea captain and naval officer. In 1880, he joined the White Star Line as an officer, beginning a long career in the British Merchant Navy.
Apr 2, 2014 · Captain Edward J. Smith, captain of the luxury vessel Titanic, played a role in one of the most famous disasters at sea in history when it sank in 1912.
Edward J. Smith (born January 27, 1850, Hanley [now in Stoke-on-Trent], Staffordshire, England—died April 15, 1912, at sea, northern Atlantic Ocean) was the British captain of the passenger liner Titanic, which sank in 1912.
Nov 12, 2020 · Captain of White Star Liner, RMS Titanic, Commander Edward J. Smith, c. 1911. At first it appeared as if Smith’s luck was going to hold. Fourth Officer Joseph G. Boxhall made a quick...
Edward Smith (sea captain) Smith on the Olympic, half a year before the Titanic sets sail from Southampton. Edward John "E. J." Smith (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was an English sea captain. He was the captain of the R.M.S Titanic, which sank when it struck an iceberg. Smith was to retire after the maiden voyage of the Titanic, but died ...
Apr 21, 2014 · On April 10 th, 1912, Captain Edward J. Smith was at the helm of what was considered to be the biggest, most luxurious, and safest ship in the world, when she slowly made her way from her dock in Southampton out to open sea.
Aug 23, 2005 · Captain Smith was an honorary Commander of the Royal Navy Reserve, Retired, and held an official warrant (#690) which permitted him to fly the Blue Ensign from any merchant vessel under his command.
Apr 15, 2012 · Born in the landlocked Potteries, in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of a pottery presser and grocer rose to become 'the millionaire's captain', the number one choice for the aristocrats of the day, many...
The flamboyant Captain EJ Smith (Edward John) RNR. Senior Captain of the White Star Line and commander of the RMS Titanic had had an illustrious career, but it would end in tragedy...
Apr 16, 2024 · Edward John Smith was a British sea captain and naval officer with the White Star Line before fatefully becoming the captain of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
