Over 1,500 people died when the RMS Titanic sank on April 14-15, 1912, following its fateful collision with an iceberg in one of the most notorious maritime disasters in history.

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 ...

Among them, is Captain Edward John Smith, who stood at his wheel until the very end. As the ship's commander, Smith's final moments have become etched into maritime history. "Be British" was said ...

Nearly 113 years after she sank, RMS Titanic is still revealing her secrets. According to the detailed 3D model, Titanic ...

But it’s all been settled with the release of a new book by Dan E. Parkes who claims that Smith died in the water with his ...

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. Here are some facts you might not have known about the ship, its crew, and the discovery of the ship.

sank under the command of Captain Edward Smith. Some of the wealthiest people in the world were on board, including property tycoon John Jacob Astor IV, great grandson of John Jacob Astor ...

Eight men died during the construction of the ship, National Geographic reported, but only five of their names are known: Samuel Scott, John ... Smith, who had been a captain for 40 years, was ...

Among the hustle of cargo loading and crew organization, one man moves with calm authority: Captain Edward John Smith, the veteran mariner chosen to command the largest, grandest liner ever to touch ...

Captain Edward J. Smith: [enters the wireless cabin as the ship's end is nearing, to give Phillips and Bride a final order] It's time to go now, Phillips. You've done your duty. You can do no more.

The facts and history of the Titanic also live on in photos ... Pictured here in June 1911, one year before the Titanic would set sail, is Captain Edward John Smith and Lord James Pirrie, Chairman of ...