- Born
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- Birth nameEdward John Smith
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- E.J. Smith was born on January 27, 1850 in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was married to Sarah Eleanor Smith. He died on April 15, 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.
- SpouseSarah Eleanor Smith(January 13, 1887 - April 15, 1912) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenHelen Melville Smith
- Smith held the rank of Commander within the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and wore his two decorations when in uniform: the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve and the Transport Medal.
- Other people on the RMS Titanic include John Jacob Astor, Ruth Becker Blanchard, Joseph Boxhall, Margaret Brown, Millvina Dean, Lady Duff Gordon, Jacques Futrelle, May Futrelle, Dorothy Gibson, Edith Haisman and Eva Hart.
- Shortly after 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912, Smith was informed by First Officer William Murdoch that the ship had just collided with an iceberg. It was soon apparent that the ship was seriously damaged; designer Thomas Andrews reported that all of the first five of the ship's watertight compartments had been breached and that the Titanic would sink in under two hours.
- The first four days of the voyage passed without incident, but on 14 April 1912, the Titanic's radio operators received six messages from other ships warning of drifting ice, which passengers on the Titanic had begun to notice during the afternoon.
- Captain of the RMS Titanic, which went down on her maiden voyage on April 15, 1912 taking him with her. He planned to retire after completing the doomed ship's maiden voyage.
- I could not imagine any condition which would a cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.
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