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The navigation bridge of the Titanic. On the Titanic, the navigation bridge (or command bridge) was a superstructure where the ship's command was exercised.From this location, the officer on watch determined the ship's geographical position, gave all orders regarding navigation and speed, and received information about everything happening on board.
On the night of 14 April 1912, Cottam was on the Carpathia ' s bridge reporting the day's communications, thus missing Titanic ' s first distress calls shortly after midnight. [7] Afterward, he listened to the receiver before going to bed, waiting for a confirmation of that afternoon's communication with the SS Parisian. [5]
Titanic ' s owner J. P. Morgan was scheduled to travel on the maiden voyage but cancelled at the last minute. [121] Also aboard the ship were the White Star Line's managing director J. Bruce Ismay and Titanic ' s designer Thomas Andrews†, who was on board to observe any problems and assess the general performance of the new ship. [122]
On the 111th anniversary of that fateful night in the Atlantic, we're looking back at stories of the survivors of the Titanic, published in Town & Country.
William McMaster Murdoch, RNR (28 February 1873 [1] – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish sailor who served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve and was the first officer on the RMS Titanic. He was the officer in charge on the bridge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg, and was amongst the 1,500 people who died when the ship sank. [2]
Then the Titanic ' s Number 1 (forward) funnel broke free and hit the water, washing the collapsible further away from the sinking ship; it killed several people and closely missed Lightoller. [ 43 ] Lightoller climbed onto the boat and took charge, calming and organising the survivors (numbering around 30) on the overturned lifeboat. [ 44 ]
The Titanic 's Marconi Room, with Bride seated. Picture taken on 11 April 1912 by Francis Browne. In 1912 Bride joined the crew of the RMS Titanic as the junior wireless operator and assistant to Jack Phillips at Belfast, Ireland. Stories have appeared that Bride knew Phillips before the Titanic, but Bride stated that they had never met before ...
Ms Rojas, 50, works in banking but initially pursued a career in oceanography - before Titanic’s discovery in 1985 and before she felt discouraged, she says, by misogynistic figures in the industry.