Titanic Captain

Author : G. J. Cooper
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780752467771

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Titanic Captain by G. J. Cooper Pdf

Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked Staffordshire Potteries, he went to sea at the age of 17 and rose rapidly through the ranks of the merchant navy, serving first in sailing vessels and later in the new steamships of the White Star Line. By 1912, he as White Star's senior commander and regarded by many in the shipping world as the 'millionaire's captain'. In 1912, Smith was given command of the new RMS Titanic for her maiden voyage, but what should have been among the crowning moments of his long career at sea turned rapidly into a nightmare following Titanic's collision with an iceberg. In a matter of hours the supposedly unsinkable ship sank, taking over 1,500 people with her, including Captain Smith.

Author : G. J. Cooper
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780752467771

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Titanic Captain by G. J. Cooper Pdf

Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked Staffordshire Potteries, he went to sea at the age of 17 and rose rapidly through the ranks of the merchant navy, serving first in sailing vessels and later in the new steamships of the White Star Line. By 1912, he as White Star's senior commander and regarded by many in the shipping world as the 'millionaire's captain'. In 1912, Smith was given command of the new RMS Titanic for her maiden voyage, but what should have been among the crowning moments of his long career at sea turned rapidly into a nightmare following Titanic's collision with an iceberg. In a matter of hours the supposedly unsinkable ship sank, taking over 1,500 people with her, including Captain Smith.

Author : Eric L. Clements
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844862900

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Captain of the Carpathia by Eric L. Clements Pdf

Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors of the world's most famous shipwreck and then carried them to safety at New York. After twenty-five years at sea, the competence and compassion Rostron displayed during the rescue made him a hero on two continents and presaged his subsequent achievements. During the First World War he participated in the invasion of Gallipoli and commanded Cunard's Mauretania as a hospital ship in the Mediterranean and a troop transport in the Atlantic. As her longest-serving master he commanded that legendary vessel in transatlantic passenger service through most of the 1920s. Rostron retired in 1931 as the most esteemed master mariner of his era, celebrated for the Titanic rescue, decorated for his war service, and knighted for his contributions to British seafaring. This account uses newspaper reports, company records, government documents, contemporary publications and memoirs to recount Rostron's seafaring life from his first voyage as an apprentice rounding Cape Horn in sail to his retirement forty-four years later as commodore of the Cunard Line. Set within the context of his times and featuring particulars of the ships in which he served and commanded, this is the first comprehensive biography of Arthur Rostron before, during and after his year as captain of the Carpathia.

Author : Gary Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752460722

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Titanic Captain by Gary Cooper Pdf

Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked Staffordshire Potteries, he went to sea at the age of 17 and rose rapidly through the ranks of the merchant navy, serving first in sailing vessels and later in the new steamships of the White Star Line. By 1912, he as White Star's senior commander and regarded by many in the shipping world as the 'millionaire's captain'. In 1912, Smith was given command of the new RMS Titanic for her maiden voyage, but what should have been among the crowning moments of his long career at sea turned rapidly into a nightmare following Titanic's collision with an iceberg. In a matter of hours the supposedly unsinkable ship sank, taking over 1,500 people with her, including Captain Smith.

Author : Gary Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Marine accidents
ISBN : UOM:39015029557082

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The Man who Sank the Titanic? by Gary Cooper Pdf

Author : Thomas B Williams,Rob Kamps
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752467610

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Titanic and the Californian by Thomas B Williams,Rob Kamps Pdf

Ninety-five years ago, as the Titanic slowly sank, a 'mystery' ship was seen as she slipped below the waves. Thinking it would be their salvation, rockets were fired from Titanic to attract the 'mystery' ship, but to no avail. With 1,500 souls on board, Titanic foundered, but what of the mystery ship? At the subsequent inquiries in both the USA and UK, Captain Stanley Lord and his vessel, the Californian, were accused of ignoring Titanic's plight. This is the story of the Californian and of her actions that night and Thomas Williams and Rob Kamps prove that she could not have been the mystery ship that promised hope and salvation for a fleeting time to those on board the sinking Titanic.

Author : Stephen J. Spignesi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118206508

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The Titanic For Dummies by Stephen J. Spignesi Pdf

The Titanic For Dummies paints the whole picture of the most famous maritime disaster. It examines the building of the ship, life onboard during its maiden voyage, tragic decisions made that fateful night, the discovery of the wreck, and the many controversies that have emerged in the century since the sinking. Information includes: Theories behind the reason for the sinking (does the blame lie with the watertight doors, bad rivets, or crew negligence?), and when and where the ship split in two. A detailed look at how the lack of lifeboats — and the chaos that resulted in lifeboats launching before they reached capacity — resulted in lives lost. A Titanic “Who’s Who” identifying notable passengers, including those who were famous before the tragedy and those who gained fame because of it. Current thinking about reports of shots being fired onboard, the details of Captain Smith’s death, Murdoch’s possible suicide, and the band’s last song. Findings from the Titanic hearings on both sides of the Atlantic. A recounting of Robert Ballard’s discovery of the wreck in 1985 and the ongoing debate over whether to salvage the wreck or let the ship remain as a memorial to those who perished. A glimpse of the most fascinating artifacts salvaged from the wreckage. The Titanic in pop culture: from Broadway to one of the most highest grossing movies in history (being re-released in 3D in 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary).

Author : Stephen Hines
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781402256660

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Titanic by Stephen Hines Pdf

Montreal, Monday (6.00 a.m.) April 15, 1912 TITANIC STRUCK AN ICEBERG. SENDS MARCONIGRAM ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE. VIRGINIAN GOING TO HER RESCUE. From New York, Monday. April 15, 1912 "VESSEL SINKING" STEAMERS ARE TOWING THE TITANIC. AND ENDEAVOURING TO GET HER INTO THE SHOAL WATER NEAR CAPE RACE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEACHING HER. From New York, Monday night. April 15, 1912 THE WHITE STAR OFFICIALS NOW ADMIT THAT MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST. News of the Titanic's catastrophic sinking, days after her maiden voyage, shocked the world. The public was frantic for information and answers, and the London Daily Telegraph, the largest circulating newspaper in the world at the time, was charged with the task of relaying what exactly had happened to the luxury liner. But with false reports abounding and no access to survivors, that task was easier said than done. Read how a paper, and the world, struggled to find and report the truth of the most disastrous maritime accident in history.

Author : Arthur H. Rostron
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781445607849

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Titanic Hero by Arthur H. Rostron Pdf

The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors.

Author : Senan Molony
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781445608921

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Titanic Scandal by Senan Molony Pdf

As Titanic sank, a ‘mystery’ ship was spotted some distance away. Rockets were fired but the ship ignored them. The Californian was blamed but was the mystery ship really the Mount Temple?

Author : Tad Fitch,J. Kent Layton,Bill Wormstedt
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 1093 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781445614397

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On a Sea of Glass by Tad Fitch,J. Kent Layton,Bill Wormstedt Pdf

A sumptuously illustrated history of the Titanic, her sinking and its aftermath.

Author : Paul Lee
Publisher : X
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Search and rescue operations
ISBN : 9780956301505

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The Titanic and the Indifferent Stranger by Paul Lee Pdf

Even the staunchest of landlubbers knows what rockets at sea mean... or do they? A short space of time after the fatal collision with an iceberg, the Titanic's crew sent rockets aloft to attract the attention of a ship seen just a few miles. But that ship never responded ... and 1500 people died in the frigid waters. This book details the scandal of the Californian, blamed by many for being that very unresponsive stranger. Rockets were seen and ignored...but was the Captain guilty of mass murder? Did more than 1000 people needlessly die? Why was the wireless operator not awakened? Could the Californian have saved anyone? And why is this story, neglecting the ethical controversy surrounding salvage, the single most divisive issue in the Titanic research community?

Author : Jeff Burlingame
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781608707225

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The Titanic Tragedy by Jeff Burlingame Pdf

Provides information on the Titanic tragedy and the differing perspectives accompanying it.

Author : Michael J. Howell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781435730571

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Timothy's Titanic Scrapbook by Michael J. Howell Pdf

Timothy's Titanic Scrapbook is a novel that is based on a true story: the sinking of the Titanic, but also a teacher's search to find the answer to his young son's question: "Did they have to die, Daddy?" This book, written as a diary, chronicles the many things he learned about fame, faith, futitlity, love and war. Most importantly, one father learns about the importance of family, especially during times of crisis. This "coming of middle age" story was inspired by real events.

Author : Pat Lacey
Publisher : Trans-Atlantic Publications
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : 1857762215

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Master of the Titanic by Pat Lacey Pdf