Titanic - Westminster Inquiry - Sphere front cover

Front cover from The Sphere magazine showing a scene from the Westminster Titanic inquiry, held shortly after the sinking of the ship on April 15th 1912. Illustration shows Robert Hitchens, a quartermaster on the Titanic, who was holding the wheel when the vessel was struck by an iceberg. Seen pointing out to the court his position at the time of the collision by means of one of the big models and sections placed in the hall. The quartermaster stated he received the order, Hard-a-starboard and the vessel had swung about two points when the crash came

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