Captain Edward J Smith-  served as commanding officer of numerous White Star line vessels. He is best remember as being the commander of the Titanic on her maiden voyage.


 According to surviving crew members Captain Smiths last words to his crew were ” Be British”. Captain Smith was last seen heading to the bridge therefore  going down with his ship, his body was never recovered.

Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde- was ordered to remain behind and wait for orders but possibly by the request of Captain Smith Wilde became chief officer therefore making Officers Murdoch and Lightoller move down the ranks of first and second officers.  Since he was off duty when the Titanic hit the iceberg little is known of what happened to him, all that is known is the Officer Wilde did not survive the sinking.

First Officer William Murdoch- was the officer in charge of the bridge on the night that the Titanic struck the iceberg. Murdoch is portrayed in movies as shooting passengers and then himself this is untrue as witnesses state that Murdoch helped passengers board lifeboats and was seen alive in the water. Officer Murdoch died from hypothermia. His body was never recovered.

Second Officer Charles Lightoller-  he was the highest senior officer to survive the Titanic sinking. The night of the sinking he was relieved of his command watch by Officer Murdoch. While he was getting ready to retire for the night he felt the collision of the ship and the iceberg. When he went on deck he didn’t see anything wrong so he went back to his cabin and then was summoned back to the bridge he preceded to help the passengers.  It was noted that Lightoller was the strictest officer that took ” Women and Children first” to heart and stuck to that order. Officer  Lightoller survived the sinking and was the last survivor to board the Carpathia.

Third Officer Herbert Pitman- was off duty during the collision when he was summoned to the bridge when he was told by Officer  Murdoch to assist in uncovering the lifeboats. After the order was made to lower the boats Murdoch told Pitman to get into the lifeboat. Officer Pitman survived the sinking and continued to work for the White Star Line until the 1920’s.

Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall- was also off duty during the collision. When he heard the lookout bell he headed to the bridge. Captain Smith ordered Boxhall to inspect the forward part of the ship. He then was put in charge of lifeboat #2, he rowed away rom the ship or fear of being pulled down from the suction. He stayed with the White Star Line until wartime. After the war he returned to the White Star Line. Officer Boxhall was the last crew survivor until his death in 1967.

Fifth Officer Harold Lowe-  was off duty and sleeping at the time of the collision. Not only did Lowe not feel the collision he slept for at least a half hour before he knew that something was wrong. He boarded lifeboat 14. Officer Lowe wanted to go back to pick up more survivors but was afraid of being swarmed. Officer Lowe died in 1944 at the age of 61.

Sixth Officer James Moody- was on watch with First Officer Murdoch when the Titanic collided with the iceberg. When a officer was needed to man a lifeboat the lower man Officer Moody should have been doing this task but instead had Officer Lowe do it. He was last seen diving into the sea but although his fate is unknown it is most likely that Officer Moody died from hypothermia. His body if recovered was never identified.