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The crow's nest from which Fleet and Lee spotted the iceberg can be seen in the picture. Fleet boarded the Titanic in Southampton on 10 April 1912. The ship made two stops, first in Cherbourg, France, and then in Queenstown, Ireland. The lookouts, six in total, worked two-hour shifts due to extreme cold in the crow's nest. [6]
Eight electricians; six (one Chief, one senior, and four Assistants) as part of the crew company and an additional two (one senior, one Apprentice) in the Guarantee Group. All eight were lost. Six mess hall stewards. These men worked in the crew's kitchen to cook and serve food for the crew: four served the engineering crew; two served the firemen.
Reginald Robinson Lee (19 May 1870 – 6 August 1913) was a British sailor who served as a lookout aboard the Titanic in April 1912. He was on duty with Frederick Fleet in the crow's nest when the ship collided with an iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April 1912; both Lee and Fleet survived the sinking.
The wreck of the Titanic was discovered 38 years ago, on September 1, 1985. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
David Blair (or Davy) (11 November 1874 – 10 January 1955) was a British merchant seaman with the White Star Line, which had reassigned him from the RMS Titanic just before its maiden voyage. Due to his hasty departure, he accidentally kept a key to a storage locker believed to contain the binoculars intended for use by the crow's nest lookout
When RMS Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912, she was the largest passenger ship in service and considered to be “unsinkable.” ... “Of the 903 members of the crew of the Titanic, only 210 ...
Blair's departure from the crew caused a problem, as he had the key to the ship's binoculars case. [24] Later, the missing key and resultant lack of binoculars for the lookouts in the crow's nest became a point of contention at the U.S. inquiry into the Titanic disaster. [25]
Tourist submarine used to explore the Titanic shipwreck has not been heard from since one hour and 45 minutes into its dive, which began on Sunday morning. Ariana Baio writes.