Titanic Lifeboats

Works on watertight subdivision, lifeboat arrangements and other safety features incorporated into the Olympic-class design.

Works on lifeboat and davit arrangements for the Olympic-class design while serving at Harland and Wolff.

Inspects starboard lifeboats and their equipment with Sixth Officer Moody before the maiden voyage.

Inspects port-side lifeboats and their equipment before Titanic enters passenger service.

Brings Carpathia to the disaster area and begins recovering people from Titanic's lifeboats.

Survives the sinking by reaching overturned collapsible B after being swept into the sea.

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.

Dies in the Titanic disaster after his wife May reaches a lifeboat.

Dies in the Titanic disaster after helping his pregnant wife reach a lifeboat.

Climbs down a rope into lifeboat 6 after offering his sailing experience to help the short-handed boat.

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 with other crew members and first-class passengers.

Escapes in emergency lifeboat 1 and helps crew the lightly loaded boat.

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.

Escapes in lifeboat 11 while carrying her musical toy pig.

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.

Survives Titanic in lifeboat 7, the first standard lifeboat lowered from the starboard side.

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.

Survives Titanic in lifeboat 6 after leaving the ship 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.

Survives in lifeboat 13 after boarding from A deck during the starboard evacuation.

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.

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.

Helps other officers prepare and launch lifeboats during the evacuation.

Leaves Titanic in lifeboat number 5 while assisting the evacuation.

Escapes the sinking aboard lifeboat number 4 while her husband remains aboard Titanic.

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.

Declines to take a lifeboat place while other passengers still await evacuation.

Survives Titanic's sinking aboard lifeboat number 6.

Escapes Titanic aboard lifeboat number 6 and helps other survivors during the disaster.

Survives the disaster after taking charge of lifeboat number 2.

Transfers passengers between boats so he can organize a return toward the wreckage.

Helps his pregnant wife Madeleine reach a lifeboat before remaining aboard Titanic.

Fires warning shots while controlling a crowd near lifeboat 14 during the evacuation.

Arrives in New York aboard Carpathia after surviving Titanic in lifeboat 4.

Disembarks from Carpathia in New York after surviving Titanic in lifeboat 13.

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

Gives evidence about the helm orders at the collision and his command of lifeboat 6.

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

Gives evidence about guiding third-class passengers and the loading of lifeboat 15.

Gives evidence about emergency lifeboat 1 and events seen from the boat after Titanic sank.

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

Gives evidence to the British inquiry about her experience aboard emergency lifeboat 1.

Begins evidence to the British inquiry about navigation, ice warnings, the collision and lifeboat loading.

Gives evidence to the British inquiry about bridge activity, distress signals and lifeboat operations.

Describes his officer duties, command of lifeboat 5 and the debate over returning toward people in the water.

Gives evidence to the British inquiry about lifeboats, ice information and his actions during the evacuation.

Gives evidence about provisioning lifeboats, Titanic's final plunge and his survival.

Gives evidence about lookout duties and his command of emergency lifeboat 1.

Describes the loading of emergency boat 2, its occupants and the decisions made after Titanic disappeared.

Gives evidence to the British inquiry about emergency lifeboat 1 and payments later made to its crew.

Examines lifeboat provision, launching and evacuation procedures during the British investigation.

Gives evidence about deck work, lifeboat operations and the final evacuation.

Gives evidence about Titanic's lifeboats and his experience during the sinking.

Gives evidence about passenger assistance, lifeboat loading and events after the collision.

Gives evidence to the British inquiry about Titanic's design, lifeboat arrangements and shipbuilding practice.

Gives evidence on Board of Trade ship-survey standards and the regulations governing lifesaving appliances.

Gives extensive evidence about Board of Trade marine administration, lifeboat rules and bulkhead regulation.