1912 15th April
Emergency Lifeboat One Escape
Escapes with his wife in emergency lifeboat 1, which is lowered with only twelve occupants.
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Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon
First-class passengers whose escape in Emergency Lifeboat No. 1 became controversial. This page combines historical context with 4 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Titanic archive.
Historical context
Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon: overview and significance
What happened?
Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and Lady Duff Gordon survived in Emergency Lifeboat No. 1, which left Titanic with relatively few people aboard. Their subsequent conduct was examined publicly.
Why was it important?
The episode became part of wider controversy about lifeboat loading, class and conduct during the evacuation and was addressed in official testimony.
World History Database records
Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon timeline
The records below are selected from the 241-record RMS Titanic archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1912
1912 15th April
Emergency Lifeboat One Escape
Escapes Titanic with her husband in emergency lifeboat 1.
1912 20th May
British Inquiry Passenger Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about her experience aboard emergency lifeboat 1.
1912 May
British Inquiry Passenger Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about emergency lifeboat 1 and payments later made to its crew.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Titanic records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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