Picture No | 10216001 |
Date | 1912 |
Description | Commander E. Smith Captain of the Titanic |
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COMMANDER EDWARD. J SMITH (1853 - 1912), Captain of the ill-fated Titanic. Commander Smith was a highly regarded and experienced captain who had worked on a number of White Star Liners before captaining the Titanic. Smith went down with the Titanic; his last noted words were 'Be British'. Photographed in his summer white uniform when Captain of the RMS Olympic.
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Source | The Sphere 27 April 1912 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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