Author Dan E. Parkes writes of the ship's tragic sinking, and Smith's family legacy, in ‘Titanic Legacy: The Captain, The ...

It's been over 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic, yet scientists remain captivated by the tragedy of one of the ...

Shortly after 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, Captain Edward John Smith made his way to the deck of the Titanic after feeling a strange vibration. He asked a crew member what the ship had struck and ...

Over a century has passed since the Titanic slipped beneath the icy ... Among them, is Captain Edward John Smith, who stood at his wheel until the very end. As the ship's commander, Smith's ...

So with spaces spare in the 47-seater boat, he took a seat ... just 0.5 knots below its top speed of 23 knots. The Titanic's captain, Edward Smith, has therefore been apportioned with blame.

The Call the Midwife star spent years wondering about his family’s involvement in the disaster of 1912. Now James McGann’s ...

He survived the sinking of the Titanic, only to die ... He endeavored to reach the overturned boat but did not succeed. That was the last I saw of Captain Smith.' Jimmy got married a little ...

Titanic was the biggest ship on the sea when ... The band played on the deck as the ship began to sink. Captain Smith went down with his ship. The survivors in the lifeboats were rescued at ...

A Sunderland-based steamship may well have been the last vessel to see the Titanic before she struck the iceberg. 9th June 1911: Captain John Smith (1850 - 1912) and Lord James Pirrie, Chairman of ...

The tilt of Titanic's deck grew steeper and steeper. 2:17 am: The last radio message was sent. Captain Smith announced, “Every man for himself.” 2:20 am: The Titanic's broken-off stern settled ...