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 ...

Captain Edward Smith was slammed by some for allowing the ... The judge who led the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster, John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, wrote in his journal ...

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

This includes the captain of the ship, Captain Edward John Smith, who refused to leave the vessel as it was sinking, and instead he took hold of the wheel one last time before the water crashed ...

With Jamestown slipping behind us, we headed downstream in the wake of Capt. John Smith, the first Englishman ... retraced this route in his whaler with Edward Wright Haile, a leading authority ...

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.

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.