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United States Senate Titanic Inquiry

The United States Senate investigation, hearings, witnesses, report and maritime-safety recommendations.

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1912Year span

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Senator William Alden Smith

Senate Titanic Investigation Resolution

Leads the move for a Senate investigation immediately after news of Titanic's loss reaches the United States.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Chairman1912-1912
Senator William Alden Smith

Titanic Senate Hearings Opened

Opens the Senate investigation at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and begins taking testimony about Titanic's loss.

United States of AmericaNew YorkTitanic Inquiry Chairman1912-1912
Joseph Bruce Ismay

Senate Inquiry Opening Testimony

Gives testimony on the opening day of the Senate inquiry about White Star management and Titanic's voyage.

Great BritainNew YorkWhite Star Chairman
Captain Arthur Henry Rostron

Senate Rescue Evidence

Explains Carpathia's response to Titanic's distress call and the rescue of survivors to the Senate inquiry.

Great BritainNew YorkCarpathia Captain
Guglielmo Marconi

Senate Wireless Evidence

Gives evidence about Marconi wireless operations and shipboard communications during the Titanic disaster.

Great BritainNew YorkMarconi Company Chairman
Charles Herbert Lightoller

Senate Officer Evidence

Gives evidence about Titanic's officers, navigation, lifeboats and evacuation on the inquiry's opening day.

Great BritainNew YorkSecond Officer
Harold Thomas Cottam

Senate Carpathia Wireless Evidence

Describes receiving Titanic's distress traffic and Carpathia's subsequent wireless work for the Senate inquiry.

Great BritainNew YorkWireless Operator of Carpathia
Herbert John Pitman

United States Senate Testimony

Gives evidence to the United States Senate inquiry about Titanic's officers, lifeboats and the evacuation.

United States of AmericaWashingtonThird Officer
Harold Sydney Bride

Senate Titanic Wireless Testimony

Describes Titanic's wireless distress work and the final communications sent before the ship sank.

Great BritainNew YorkJunior Wireless Operator
Herbert John Pitman

Senate Lifeboat Testimony

Gives Senate evidence about Titanic's lifeboats, evacuation procedures and his experience after leaving the ship.

Great BritainNew YorkThird Officer
Senator William Alden Smith

Titanic Senate Hearings in Washington

Continues the Senate investigation after hearings move from New York to Washington.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Chairman1912-1912
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher

Titanic Senate Inquiry Service

Serves on the Senate investigation examining crew testimony and the circumstances of Titanic's loss.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Subcommittee Member1912-1912
Senator Francis G. Newlands

Titanic Senate Inquiry Service

Participates in the Senate inquiry into the causes of the Titanic disaster and related safety issues.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Subcommittee Member1912-1912
Senator Furnifold McLendel Simmons

Titanic Senate Inquiry Service

Serves on the Senate subcommittee reviewing evidence concerning Titanic's sinking.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Subcommittee Member1912-1912
Senator George Clement Perkins

Titanic Senate Inquiry Service

Serves on the Senate Commerce subcommittee and participates in the investigation of Titanic's loss.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Subcommittee Member1912-1912
Senator Jonathan Bourne

Titanic Senate Inquiry Service

Serves on the Senate Commerce subcommittee examining testimony about the Titanic disaster.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Subcommittee Member1912-1912
Senator Theodore E. Burton

Titanic Senate Inquiry Service

Participates in the Senate investigation and questions witnesses about Titanic and maritime safety.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Subcommittee Member1912-1912
Philip A. S. Franklin

United States Senate Company Evidence

Gives Senate evidence about company communications, survivor information and White Star's relationship with International Mercantile Marine.

United States of AmericaWashingtonIMM Vice President
Philip A. S. Franklin

Senate Company Communications Testimony

Gives evidence about White Star and International Mercantile Marine communications following the disaster.

United States of AmericaWashingtonIMM Vice President
Joseph Groves Boxhall

Senate Navigation Testimony

Gives evidence about Titanic's position, distress signals, nearby lights and the evacuation of the ship.

Great BritainWashingtonFourth Officer
Frederick Fleet

Senate Lookout Testimony

Describes sighting the iceberg and reporting it to Titanic's bridge during the Senate investigation.

Great BritainWashingtonLookout
Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen

Senate Passenger Testimony

Gives passenger evidence about Titanic's evacuation and his experience leaving the ship in a lifeboat.

CanadaWashingtonFirst Class Passenger
Harold Godfrey Lowe

Senate Fifth Officer Testimony

Gives evidence about lifeboat loading, his return toward the wreckage and the rescue of people from the water.

Great BritainWashingtonFifth Officer
Charles Herbert Lightoller

Senate Second Officer Recalled

Returns to the inquiry for additional questioning about Titanic's navigation and evacuation procedures.

Great BritainWashingtonSecond Officer
Robert Hichens

Senate Quartermaster Testimony

Gives evidence about steering Titanic, lifeboat 6 and events before and after the collision.

Great BritainWashingtonQuartermaster
Captain Stanley Lord

Senate Californian Testimony

Gives evidence about Californian's position, ice conditions and the ship's actions during Titanic's distress.

Great BritainWashingtonCalifornian Captain
Cyril Furmstone Evans

Senate Californian Wireless Testimony

Explains Californian's wireless traffic and communications with Titanic before the disaster.

Great BritainWashingtonCalifornian Wireless Operator
Captain James Henry Moore

Senate Mount Temple Testimony

Gives evidence about Mount Temple's response to Titanic's distress calls and the surrounding ice conditions.

Great BritainWashingtonMount Temple Captain
Andrew Cunningham

Senate Steward Testimony

Gives evidence about conditions aboard Titanic and the actions of crew members during the evacuation.

Great BritainWashingtonTitanic Steward
Joseph Bruce Ismay

Senate Ismay Recalled Testimony

Returns to the Senate inquiry for further questioning about Titanic, White Star practices and the evacuation.

Great BritainWashingtonWhite Star Chairman
Archibald Gracie

Senate Gracie Testimony

Provides detailed survivor evidence about the sinking, collapsible boats and conditions on Titanic's decks.

United States of AmericaWashingtonFirst Class Passenger
Helen W. Bishop

Senate Helen Bishop Testimony

Describes the evacuation and praises the conduct of Titanic's crew during her Senate inquiry testimony.

United States of AmericaWashingtonFirst Class Passenger
Dickinson H. Bishop

Senate Dickinson Bishop Testimony

Gives survivor evidence about Titanic's final hours and the evacuation during the Senate hearings.

United States of AmericaWashingtonFirst Class Passenger
Captain Arthur Henry Rostron

Carpathia Captain Senate Testimony

Describes Carpathia's response and rescue work to the United States Senate inquiry.

Great BritainWashingtonCarpathia Captain
Captain Arthur Henry Rostron

United States Senate Evidence

Gives evidence to the United States Senate investigation about Carpathia's response and rescue of Titanic survivors.

Great BritainWashingtonCarpathia Captain
Philip Albright Small Franklin

Titanic Senate Inquiry Evidence

Gives evidence to the Senate investigation about ownership, operations and communications involving Titanic and White Star Line.

United States of AmericaWashingtonInternational Mercantile Marine Vice President1912-1912
Captain Herbert James Haddock

Olympic Senate Examination

Gives evidence aboard Olympic about the ship's wireless contact with Titanic and efforts to steam toward the disaster.

Great BritainNew YorkOlympic Captain
Senator William Alden Smith

Titanic Senate Report

Presents the Senate inquiry's findings and safety recommendations after weeks of hearings.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Chairman
Senator Isidor Rayner

Titanic Senate Debate

Speaks in the Senate when the Titanic investigation report and maritime safety issues are debated.

United States of AmericaWashingtonUnited States Senator1912-1912
Senator William Alden Smith

Titanic Senate Report Presented

Presents the subcommittee's final report on the causes and safety lessons of the Titanic disaster.

United States of AmericaWashingtonTitanic Inquiry Chairman1912-1912

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