David Dow Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Dow, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1915–19153 events2 places

Chronological biography

1915

Captain1915

Warfare / Military · Captain of Luisitania · London

Appointed Captain of the Luisitania

Captain1915

Warfare / World War, 1st · Captain of Luisitania · London

Appointed Captain of the Luisitania

Sinking of RMS Lusitania7 May 1915

Warfare / World War, 1st · Captain of Luisitania · Kinsale

The Luisitania is sunk 8 miles off the head of Kinsale by a German submarine. All passengers are saved

Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Captain Turner7 May 1915

Warfare / World War, 1st · Captain of Luisitania · Kinsale

William Thomas Turner, not David Dow, commanded Lusitania on her final voyage and survived the sinking off southern Ireland.

Titles and roles

Captain of Luisitania

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.