The Chronicles
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Passengers
Joseph Laroche, born in Haiti, trained as an engineer in France. Unable to work in Europe because of his interracial marriage, he and his family were returning to Haiti. He perished but saved his family. Click here for Untold Stories of the Titanic: The Only Black Passenger....


Crew & Clergy



Officers


Henry T. Wilde was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1902, specializing in gunnery and torpedo tactics. He served on a number of warships and, widely considered an exemplary officer, he served as Second Officer on the liner RMS Cedric, the largest ship in the world in 1903....
William M. Murdoch's sea-faring grandfather, James Murdoch, was swept off his ship by one wave and deposited back on board by the next. He lived until 1900, but the sea took the lives of two sons and two grandsons, including William on April 15, 1912, aboard Titanic....

As Third Officer aboard Titanic, Herbert J. Pitman’s duties included helping supervise the deck crew and the quartermasters and relieving senior watch officers. Like other officers, he also was responsible for determining Titanic’s position during his watch....



Building the Titanic






Technical Matters






Aftermath


