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Lifeboat Reform Recommendation

United States of America · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912Date range
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Chronological records

1912

William Alden Smith28 May 1912

Washington · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Supports the report's recommendation that passenger ships carry lifeboat capacity sufficient for everyone aboard.

Names involved

William Alden Smith

Provenance

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