Boxhall Fires Distress Rockets from Titanic
Joseph Boxhall helped launch distress signals intended to attract other vessels as Titanic sank.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Joseph Boxhall Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph Boxhall through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Joseph Boxhall, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1912–1912Years on this page
1912
Boxhall Explains Distress Signal Sequence
Joseph Boxhall provided investigators with evidence concerning the ship's emergency rockets and the response after the collision.
Records, sources and methodology
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