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There were 431 men and women assigned to the Victualling Department on the Titanic. The Victualling Department provided all the services for the occupants of the ship; food, housekeeping, laundry, room service, etc.: The Purser, who supervised all of the Victualling Department and was the direct link between passengers and the ship's officers.
The following is a full list [8] [73] [61] of known passengers who sailed on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Included in this list are the nine-member Guarantee Group and the eight members of the ship's band, listed as both passengers and crew. [74] [75] They are also included in the list of crew members on board Titanic.
Frederick Fleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. [1] Fleet, along with fellow lookout Reginald Lee, was on duty when the ship struck the iceberg; Fleet first sighted the iceberg, ringing the bridge to proclaim: "Iceberg, right ahead!"
Masabumi Hosono (細野 正文, Hosono Masabumi, 15 October 1870 – 14 March 1939 [1]) was a Japanese civil servant.He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship. [2]
Who were the Titanic survivors who moved to Texas? Albert Edward James Horswill was 33 when he boarded the Titanic in 1912. Horswill was from England and starting working for the White Star Line ...
Joseph's daughter, Louise Laroche (2 July 1910 – 28 January 1998) was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of RMS Titanic. LaRoche, a three-act opera by Atlanta composer Sharon J. Willis, is based on his life and was part of the 2003 National Black Arts Festival, premiering at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on July 18 of that ...
The public's fascination with the Titanic spans generations — and there's no question as to why. The $7.5 million (over $200 million today) luxury ocean liner was a representation of grandeur ...
Image credits: Miserable-Wish Some iconic photographs have a really dark side. Think about the last photo of the Titanic before it sank. The image was taken by an Irish Jesuit priest, Francis ...