1912 2nd April
Starboard Lifeboat Inspection
Inspects starboard lifeboats and their equipment with Sixth Officer Moody before the maiden voyage.
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Harold Lowe
Fifth officer involved in lifeboat operations and rescue efforts. This page combines historical context with 7 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Titanic archive.
Historical context
Harold Lowe: overview and significance
What happened?
Harold Lowe served as Titanic's fifth officer and supervised several lifeboat operations. After the sinking he organised transfers between boats and returned toward the wreck area to search for survivors.
Why was it important?
Lowe's actions provide detailed evidence about evacuation, lifeboat handling and post-sinking rescue attempts, and he later gave evidence to the British inquiry.
World History Database records
Harold Lowe 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
Return to Titanic Wreckage
Rows back toward the wreckage after Titanic sinks to search for people still alive.
1912 15th April
Titanic Lifeboat Fourteen
Takes command of lifeboat number 14 during Titanic's evacuation.
1912 15th April
Titanic Lifeboats Consolidated
Transfers passengers between boats so he can organize a return toward the wreckage.
1912 15th April
Titanic Water Survivors
Recovers several people from the water during the post-sinking search.
1912 15th April
Warning Shots During Evacuation
Fires warning shots while controlling a crowd near lifeboat 14 during the evacuation.
1912 22nd May
Lowe Titanic Inquiry Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about lifeboats, ice information and his actions during the evacuation.
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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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