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Titanic Engineering and Engine-Room Crew

Engineers, firemen, trimmers, boiler-room work and engineering operations during Titanic's voyage and disaster.

14Matching records
1911–1912Year span

Archive records

These records are rendered directly from the current World History Database Titanic archive. The unrelated 2003 Edmund Hillary row remains excluded from the Titanic collection.

Edward Wilding

Titanic Fitting Out Engineering

Continues technical work while Titanic is fitted out at Harland and Wolff.

Great BritainBelfastNaval Architect
Frederick William Barrett

Boiler Room Six Collision

Is on duty in boiler room 6 when seawater enters rapidly after Titanic strikes the iceberg.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticLeading Fireman
Joseph Bell

Death of Joseph Bell

Dies with the ship after remaining below with members of Titanic's engineering department.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticChief Engineer
Joseph Bell

Titanic Engine Room Command

Leads Titanic's engineering department as the crew works to maintain power and pumping after the collision.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticChief Engineer
George William Beauchamp

Lifeboat Thirteen Escape

Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 13 after leaving the engineering spaces.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticFireman
Charles Osker Hendrickson

Emergency Lifeboat One Survival

Escapes in emergency lifeboat 1 with other crew members and first-class passengers.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticLeading Fireman
Frederick William Barrett

Lifeboat Thirteen Survival

Escapes in lifeboat 13 and helps manage the heavily loaded boat after it reaches the water.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticLeading Fireman
Captain Arthur Henry Rostron

Engine Room Emergency Alert

Sends an urgent engine-room order explaining that Titanic is in distress and that maximum speed is required.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticCarpathia Captain
George William Beauchamp

British Inquiry Fireman Evidence

Gives evidence about his engineering duties and lifeboat 13 during the British investigation.

Great BritainLondonFireman
Frederick William Barrett

British Inquiry Engineering Evidence

Begins giving evidence about boiler-room flooding, watertight doors and his escape from Titanic.

Great BritainLondonLeading Fireman
Charles Osker Hendrickson

British Inquiry Fireman Evidence

Gives evidence about engineering conditions and the conduct of emergency lifeboat 1.

Great BritainLondonLeading Fireman
George Cavell

British Inquiry Trimmer Evidence

Gives evidence about engineering work, the evacuation and his escape from Titanic.

Great BritainLondonTrimmer
Samuel Collins

British Inquiry Fireman Evidence

Gives evidence about the evacuation and his escape in emergency lifeboat 1.

Great BritainLondonFireman
Frederick Barrett

Olympic Fireroom Inquiry Testimony

Describes flooding in Titanic's boiler spaces during testimony taken aboard Olympic in New York Harbor.

Great BritainNew YorkLeading Fireman

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