14 April 1912
Boiler Room Six Collision
Is on duty in boiler room 6 when seawater enters rapidly after Titanic strikes the iceberg.
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Is on duty in boiler room 6 when seawater enters rapidly after Titanic strikes the iceberg.
Hands the evening bridge watch to First Officer Murdoch at 10 p.m. before retiring to his cabin.
Sends Titanic a wireless message warning that Californian is stopped among ice.
Stops Californian for the night after encountering a field of ice in the North Atlantic.
Carries out the helm order during the attempted avoidance manoeuvre.
Orders an emergency change of course and engine action when the iceberg is reported directly ahead.
Rings the warning bell and telephones the bridge.
Observes a nearby passenger vessel while Californian is stopped for ice and tries to signal it by Morse lamp.
Receives the lookout's telephone warning from the crow's nest and passes the danger to the bridge watch.
Strikes three bells from the crow's nest immediately after sighting the iceberg ahead.
Telephones the bridge after sighting the iceberg ahead of Titanic.
Takes charge of Titanic's bridge watch at 10 p.m. on the night of the collision.
Directs emergency manoeuvring after the lookout reports the iceberg ahead.
Returns to the bridge and takes charge after Titanic strikes the iceberg.
Has charge of Titanic's bridge watch when the iceberg is sighted.
Shares the crow's nest watch with Frederick Fleet shortly before Titanic strikes the iceberg.
Stands at Titanic's wheel while the bridge attempts to avoid the iceberg.
Receives information that ice has been reported ahead on Titanic's North Atlantic route.
Sights the iceberg directly ahead of Titanic.
Keeps lookout from Titanic's crow's nest with Reginald Lee on the night of the collision.
Retreats through the engineering spaces as flooding spreads and the boiler-room situation becomes untenable.
Takes the midnight watch aboard Californian while the ship is stopped among ice.
Brings Carpathia to the disaster area and begins recovering people from Titanic's lifeboats.
Responds after Carpathia receives Titanic's wireless distress message.
Orders Carpathia prepared to receive large numbers of survivors while the ship races toward Titanic's reported position.
Is later recovered after supporting evacuation efforts.
Survives on overturned collapsible lifeboat B after Titanic disappears beneath the water.
Supervises work around collapsible C during the final stages of the starboard evacuation.
Helps supervise collapsible D during the final lifeboat operations on Titanic's port side.
Supervises loading of collapsible D during the final minutes of Titanic's evacuation.
Continues wireless work until electrical power fails.
Dies in the sinking after continuing his duties as a musician during the evacuation.
Perishes in the sinking after the young Scottish violinist continues performing during the ship's final evacuation.
Dies in the disaster after playing with Titanic's orchestra during the evacuation.
Dies when Titanic founders after performing with the musicians during the emergency.
Dies in the sinking after leading the musicians during the evacuation.
Dies when Titanic sinks after playing with the ship's musicians during the emergency.
Dies during Titanic's sinking after directing the evacuation and distress response.
Dies with the ship after remaining below with members of Titanic's engineering department.
Assists officers with emergency signalling from the after part of Titanic during the distress response.
Takes charge of emergency lifeboat 1 after it is lowered from Titanic.
Escapes with his wife in emergency lifeboat 1, which is lowered with only twelve occupants.
Escapes Titanic with her husband in emergency lifeboat 1.
Helps supervise emergency lifeboat 1 as it is lowered from the starboard side.
Escapes in emergency lifeboat 1 and helps crew the lightly loaded boat.
Escapes in emergency lifeboat 1 with other crew members and first-class passengers.
Commands a lifeboat and later signals the approaching Carpathia.
Assists with lifeboat 8 on the port side during the evacuation.
Oversees the port-side departure of lifeboat 8, one of the earlier boats lowered during the evacuation.
Escapes in lifeboat 8 and assists with steering and rowing after the boat leaves Titanic.
Assists with lifeboat 11 as passengers are moved toward the starboard boats.
Assists with lifeboat 15 during the evacuation from Titanic's starboard side.
Escapes in lifeboat 15 after assisting third-class passengers toward the boat deck.
Helps supervise the loading and lowering of lifeboat 5 on Titanic's starboard side.
Supervises preparations for lifeboat 4 and directs women and children into the boat.
Assists Fifth Officer Lowe with preparations around lifeboat 14.
Helps prepare and load lifeboat 9 during the evacuation.
Supervises the starboard evacuation and helps send lifeboat 7 away, the first boat lowered from that side.
Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 7 after earlier serving as a lookout.
Survives Titanic in lifeboat 6 during the port-side evacuation.
Directs women into lifeboat 6 and sends the under-manned boat away from Titanic's port side.
Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 6 after completing lookout duties on the night of the collision.
Helps supervise lifeboat 16 during the port-side evacuation.
Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 13 after leaving the engineering spaces.
Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 13 after men are permitted to fill remaining places on the starboard side.
Helps oversee lifeboat 13 during the crowded starboard evacuation.
Escapes in lifeboat 13 and helps manage the heavily loaded boat after it reaches the water.
Attempts to contact the nearby vessel from Californian by Morse lamp but receives no reply.
Survives after reaching an overturned collapsible boat.
Receives reports from the bridge that white rockets are being seen in the direction of a nearby vessel.
Rows back toward the wreckage after Titanic sinks to search for people still alive.
Reports to Captain Lord that eight white rockets have been observed and that the nearby ship has disappeared from view.
Titanic founders at about 2:20 a.m. on 15 April after striking an iceberg; Smith dies with the ship.
After the iceberg collision, Smith ordered lifeboats uncovered and passengers mustered; Titanic sank at about 02:20 on 15 April 1912.
Guides a group of third-class women and children toward lifeboat 15 during the evacuation.
Survives the sinking after leaving Titanic in collapsible lifeboat C.
Transmits CQD distress calls from Titanic's wireless room after the collision.
Assists Phillips in transmitting Titanic's distress calls.
Receives Titanic's distress traffic and alerts Carpathia's bridge so the ship can turn toward the reported position.
Orders Titanic's wireless operators to call for assistance after the collision.
Helps send distress rockets from Titanic to attract the attention of nearby vessels.
Leads Titanic's engineering department as the crew works to maintain power and pumping after the collision.
Helps other officers prepare and launch lifeboats during the evacuation.
Survives after entering the freezing sea during Titanic's final sinking.
Leaves Titanic in lifeboat number 5 while assisting the evacuation.
Takes command of lifeboat number 14 during Titanic's evacuation.
Supervises loading and lowering lifeboats on Titanic's port side.
Helps organize lifeboat preparation and evacuation after the collision.
Helps supply lifeboats with bread while passengers and crew prepare to abandon ship.
Survives Titanic's sinking aboard lifeboat number 6.
Survives the disaster after taking charge of lifeboat number 2.
Transfers passengers between boats so he can organize a return toward the wreckage.
Learns by wireless that Titanic has sunk after resuming duty aboard Californian in the morning.
Works out Titanic's position for distress messages and communication with responding ships.
Completes recovery of Titanic survivors before Carpathia turns toward New York.
Observes a series of white rockets in the direction of the nearby vessel and reports them to Captain Lord.
Uses the newer SOS distress signal while continuing to seek assistance.
Recovers several people from the water during the post-sinking search.
Survives the sinking after remaining at the wireless set late into the evacuation.
Fires warning shots while controlling a crowd near lifeboat 14 during the evacuation.
Survives aboard the overturned collapsible lifeboat.
The Admiralty strengthens cruiser patrols between Scotland and Iceland to intercept suspect shipping.
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