"The Story of Captain Smith & The Titanic" (1992) - British Documentary 

YES. To the memory of the engineers, who fought long and hard to kerp her going, til the very end!! Spent many visits to that memorial. On my way to Belfast soon to visit the museum there. And capture the essence of the legacy where she was created.

This was filmed in the mid 1980’s, if you want to hear even more survivors tales there is a video on this channel of a dozen or better Titanic survivors including 2nd officer C.H. Lightoller himself that was recorded in the late 1940’s.

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He didn't anchor, unless his anchor cables were 13,000 feet long. He stopped because of sheet ice, which Titanic did not encounter.

@@dovetonsturdee7033 stockless anchor, drag sail, sheet anchor, drift anchor, sea anchor, mushroom anchor, grappling iron, mud hook... Etc. Not all these anchors use 13000ft chains

@@luqmaandavids794 Then the grappling iron & the mud hook must have been interesting to observe. Do you know what a mushroom anchor is used for? Not on a medium sized freighter, that is for sure. They are normally used on dinghies. A sea anchor, or drift anchor, is used in heavy weather to stabilise a vessel. A stockless anchor is intended to lie flat on the sea bed, therefore needing 13,000 feet of cable. A drag sail or sea anchor is used as explained above. Sorry. Nice try, but no cigar.

he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

@@luqmaandavids794 I hope you’re amazed by how the Carpathia successfully navigated the ice fields too. They had to dodge numerous icebergs in order to reach the Titanic’s sinking location and fortunately didn’t hit any.

The 4th funnel vented the galley and the smoking room fire place, so there would have been some smoke.

where in WV are ya? I'm in Cameron he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

Sadly, I believe you are correct. And not just the wealthy. Today's snowflakes lack any sense of honor and courage. Hard to believe today's obedience mask wearing cowards could muster up the grit to endure any hardship much less a ship sinking in the North Atlantic.

@@franksaxton3583 Yes, I hear you.

The crop of billionaires alive today don't know what chivalry is, so I'm reasonably certain they'd not sacrifice a seat on a lifeboat to save another life.

It’s 2023. There would be massive debates and brawls on deck over what constitutes a woman and people shouting “how dare you assume my gender!”

@@samantha_more LOL. True

It sank because of his bad decision. He should have shut all engines down until daybreak when he got the first iceberg warning.

He should have slowed way way down. If not stopped completely until daylight.

He caused it

Or order extra lookouts to keep an extra careful watch for icebergs in their path like Rostron did.

there was an ice field between the CA and TITANIC... the captain had gone to bed for the night for danger of hitting ice. Radio operator hung up his set... it doesn't matter how close they were that was never going to happen. officer on the watch saw the damn distress flairs and thought they were having a damned party. it is what it is.

@@mitchwood6609 correct. It was still up to captain lord to go to their aid when he was told multiple times a ship was firing white rockets at sea, at night, rockets with stars, which by law at the time, if seen at sea, should be considered a signal of distress. Lord chose not to act, and certainly cost more lives. Obviously he couldn’t save them all, but definitely could have saved more. Lord was a very capable captain, and he chose not to act. All he had to do was wake up Evans, his radio operator, and have him see what was going on. He was told several times about the rockets, and he simply went back to sleep. Meanwhile, captain Rostron of the carpathia, who was over 50 miles away (4 hours) turned his ship around immediately after hearing the Titanic needed assistance

@@shotty2164 studies have been done on this and this has been proven false. his boilers were completely shut down and he would have had to start them, build steam, and navigate the ice field to the titanic. everyone had already froze to death. did he do the wrong thing though? probably. well more like obviously. everyone knows they should have tried or atleast tried to connect with radio

@@mitchwood6609 every book I’ve ever read say he kept his steam up which is how he was able to immediately get under way when the sun came up, and he was on the scene fairly quickly while the carpathia was still there. I dont know what “studies” you’re talking about, but I’ve read at least 10 books on titanic and the two inquiries conducted in New York and England after the sinking and I’ve always read the Lords orders were to “keep steam up so we can get underway as soon as the sun rises” which is exactly what they did when his wireless operator got up and was told by another ship that the titanic sunk, and sent her coordinates to the Californian

@@shotty2164 appreciate that i might be wrong. i'm tired and all my reading on this was years ago. i thought i had read that somewhere but i might be getting my stories mixed up (different accident maybe who knows) i sent you a link to a page that has some interesting info. have a good one my friend.

For some reason he disregarded the ice warnings and steamed ahead, why?

Probably wanted to retire with a positive bang to erase the reputation damage related to Titanic’s sister ship. He was known to be very popular with high society… having him there might have encouraged more ticket sales. Why full steam ahead? I’m guessing he wanted to be in good graces of White Star, wanted to reach NY in record time, and besides, a big iceberg would be seen fast and dodged, small icebergs could be blown through because the ship was unsinkable. Yup. Primary goal: Pull into NY early and continue to dazzle those onboard. I almost wish the statues would have been of Carpathia’s captain instead. Even the Californian’s captain deserved an apology plaque or something for what he went through in the aftermath

Nonsense. Olympic was in the Solent at the time of the collision, in the charge of a Solent Pilot. The subsequent court case exonerated Smith of any blame. Smith did not retire, and therefore was not brought out of retitrement. You really shouldn't make things up. What accidents & loss of crew, by the way.

@@YaYa-ke1zr 'Probably wanted to retire with a positive bang.' Except his reputation had not been blemished, because Olympic had been in the charge of a Solent pilot at the time of the collision. There was no possibility of a record time, as the Olympics were four to five knots slower than the Mauretanias.

@@dovetonsturdee7033 “The Royal Navy blamed Olympic for the collision, claiming at an inquiry that the liner’s abrupt turn, combined with her massive displacement, created a situation that pulled Hawke into her side. White Star countered that their vessel was blameless, since Olympic was under the direct control of a harbor pilot, not her highly experienced master-Capt. Edward J. Smith-at the time of the accident. Hawke and her captain were later found to be not at fault.” Financially, that collision damn near ruined White Star, and the captains reputation, at White Star, within White Star, did in fact suffer. Their PR was extraordinary for a company at this period of time. Other than JP’s cash, the reputation and marketing aspects were well known. That’s what White Star was good at. These things were all inputs into why he was named Captain of the Titanic. Also, there are indications from his daughter that his career was in fact planned to be over before taking command of the Titanic. Whether there were official retirement papers somewhere is moot point, but if his family says he was retired, he was retired. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Take care

Loving the caps - really makes me think you really are proud. Thanks, Noel.

That was never said by smith , it was British government and English newspapers released that nonsense propaganda,before carpatia even made it into Newyork with the survivors surviving officers and smiths friends said he would never come out with such a ridiculous statement when on board all his ships were Americans and other high society around Europe were on board.

he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

Absolutely what I was gonna say!

Well no because we give him praise because we are going off fact not the movie. Smith was an irresponsible captain and titanic was never speeded up at all. A captain can not act upon ice warnings when they are days away from them even 1 day you can’t act upon them. By the time your ship reaches that point the ice would have drifted. All captain smith could do was steer more south which he did. 2) titanic wasn’t a cruise ship she was an ocean liner she was the airplane of her day. These people wanted to get somewhere the ship could be either early or on time but she could never be late. It was standard practice to run a ship at a service speed if the night was clear which it was. 3) titanic wasn’t even going full speed. She still had 5 of her boilers unlit. Regardless of what the movie says happened it didn’t. Ismay never ordered captain smith to increase speed. Hwoever both men spoke about a speed test on April 15 this is the conversation what took place with smith and Ismay sadly it was taken out of context. 4) the most vital ice warning the only one smith could act upon was never delivered to the bridge. The only ice warning any captain could have acted upon wasn’t even delivered. Testimony from the 2nd office said if that warning had been delivered he would have slowed the ship and alerted smith. Something smith made very clear for him to do if there was a slightest change. He later goes in to say he had every faith smith would have stoped the ship and waited till morning to navigate the ice. Something smith was known to do a number of times with WSL ships including titanic sister ship the Olympic. Captain smith wasn’t a reckless man. He ran his ship very well and very safely. Perhaps if you did more research instead of your movie facts you’d know. Captain smith did everything he could that night he saved as many as he could. He even tried calling boats back. Not to mention even before he knew titanic was going to sink he ordered lifeboats to he set up and swung despite not thinking the damage was serious. That action alone saved nearly 40 minutes to an hour of prep time. He was a man with great pride in his ship but a man with common sense and a man who knew the sea as best as you could. He is a man who did all he could

​@@ryanhelton1865 contrary to what I have read throughout the years, the night was not clear. Not even moon light was there.

He didn't speed up Titanic. He also didn't ignore the ice warnings completely. He actually was so concerned that he charted a new course that took the ship further south adding time to the journey.

Well, I don't know if Capt.Smith was the culprit or not but the manager, I can't remember his name, who saved himself you know, that guy is the one to blame for he bought cheap material for the structure of the ship,the budget was diminished,coal was scarce due to labor strikes, pressure from investors, on top of it all, the ship went from place to place before its final journey, with a fire inside that was the real cause of the sinking of the Titanic since the steel became weaker and weaker being of the cheapest steel that when the iceberg came in contact with that weak steel, it was like cutting paper, said those who know better. There were some other facts that made the Titanic sank but what I think is,recapturing the theme of your comment, did Capt.Smith know about this? Did he have some authority to interfere in the manager's decisions? We talk too much about Capt.Smith but almost nothing about the one who built the ship and only he is responsible for the disaster of the Titanic.

not the captain... he was in bed. it was the officer one watch that assumed that.

Yes

he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

Yeah, especially the grand staircase photos because no one ever actually got to take any pictures of the Titanic’s grand staircase which people said actually had a mirror instead of clock.

and he could afford an Irish wolfhound with the most human eyes.

If only Smith’s hubris had not lead to the deaths of so many - I’d admire him but the crew who followed his commands to the end are the true heroes.

True. The actual music played is uncertain. Some survivors suggested that it was a medley of popular dance tunes.

plenty of eye witnesses also stated this during the hearings. it's fact. the only thing we dont know for certain is what song was the last one lol. but they narrowed it down. to a few. the movie may have gotten that accurate too

Or to go on a rescue mission.

It is easy. Walmart sells them for $12 a piece.

Smith did not ignore iceberg warnings. He altered the ship's course to a more southernly route in an attempt to avoid the ice. Even though it may seem wrong today, not slowing down,even in the presence of ice, was considered standard practice for the time. Several other captains testified at the subsequent enquiries that they would have done the same thing in Captain Smith's position. We are looking at things through 21st century eyes so a lot of what happened then seems ridiculous today, but standards and practices were very different back then.

Was either Smith, JP Morgan or Ismay's fault.

The Olympics were four knots slower than the Mauretanias, therefore speed was never a relevant factor. In fact, five boilers were never connected. Smith had been a Master Mariner since 1887, and there is no actual evidence that he allowed anyone to dictate his handling of the ship. If you want to be honest, you need to proceed on the basis of known facts, not your imagination.

Bravely spoken and yet in your ignorance your eyes are blinded. Your heart is deceived by fallacies and fables, your traditions and culture surely cloud your vision. The living know that they will die and the dead know nothing. So whilst you are living, seek the truth and know that you will truly die. 1Peter1:24 Because " All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls away, 25 But the word of the LORD endures forever." (LORD from Tetragrammaton YHWH)

​@@alexanderrigby6917hahahahaha 🤣🤣 I love fairy tales! Another one please 🥺

@alexanderrigby6917 well if you're gonna play that game even jesus's resurrection was a type of reincarnation but back into his original body before he was crucified, resurrection, reincarnation, and reanimation are all the same in sanatan dharma aka Hinduism.

@@alexanderrigby6917 Dude. What are you smoking. Can I have some ?

@@babloo1666 Almost! So you believe in the resurrection then?

You are clearly able to judge the entire population of England. Have you met us all?

Was he? He did nothing wrong that night; in fact, he did what any captain would do. The weather was perfect, and the ship had yet to run into ice. He told his officers that if anything changes then the ship should slow down. What else should he have done?

I think you mean Bruce Ismay. And no, he didn't jump on a lifeboat in front of others. He was OFFERED a seat on a lifeboat that was about to be lowered, as were other men who were standing around. Should he have accepted? That's a debate I think people can have. But to say he jumped in like a coward is wrong. He saved women and children by assisting them onto boats. One survivor credits him for saving her life saying she was reluctant and he physically picked her up and tossed her towards the loading area. Again, I'm not saying he shouldn't have gone down with the ship, but there is a huge difference between helping many passengers and then taking a seat with other men after an offer...and just plowing past people to jump into a lifeboat while others around aren't allowed on while not helping a soul. As for the fire, you would be surprised how common fires were on ships like that. It doesn't always equate to detrimental damage. Hell, cruise ships have fires and just go about like nothing is happening even today.

@@lynnkayee1015 Pernicketty responses. It's no excuse for the design fault of the bulkheads. And BRUCE JAMES ISMAY's authorisation of millions of )Grade 3 instead of grade 4 ) iron rivets, instead of steel ones, just so that she was not further postponed (had already been for one month). GREED ran that ship, and greed killed 1500 people ! Greed remains to this day! And 5 people fried recently in the site where the liner lies. The lifeboat Ismay was on sailed only half full.

@@joysynmonds9082 Ismay had no involvement in the design of the ship. He was a businessman, not a naval architect. Harland & Wolff placed a tender for each ship. Once accepted, White Star left them to proceed with construction. The bulkheads were higher than Board of Trade requirements demanded. The fact is that Titanic sank because she had been subjected to events far beyond anything contemplated. Iron rivets? The same ones used to construct Olympic, which had an illustrious 23 year career? Those rivets? Fire in the engine room? Do you mean the one in a bunker? A smouldering fire detected in Southampton during the daily bunker inspections required by IMM regulations? The one extinguished at least a day before the collision, after damaging nothing more than paintwork inside the bunker? Aside from the fact that the decision to sail was not Ismay's, do try to think about this :- If Titanic was unseaworthy, why would Smith (a Master Mariner since 1887 & Senior White Star captain since 1904) have decided to sail? Moreover, would his officers, and in particular Joseph Bell, his chief engineer, have gone along with the thought that potential mass suicide was a good idea?

His name is Joseph Bruce Ismay.

he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

Captain smith did desert his ship though. What you see in the movie didn’t happen in real life. Both smith and Andrews were seen by countless witnesses jumping over the ports side bridge wing. Andrews said to smith “she won’t last much longer” smith replied “no” andrews then said “we’ve done all we can” smith replied with a “hmm” Both men were then observed jumping over the bridge wing just before the bridge was flooded. The last eye witness of both men was in the water. Smith and Andrews swam to an upside down lifeboat and ask could they board they was denied. Smith then handed over a baby to the boat and asked them to take the child at least which they did. Both men swam away from titanic and that was the last time they was seen. 5 minutes after this titanic would break in half and sink

@@ryanhelton1865 yes I heard about the baby but no one in the water or the up turned boat can recall captain smith handing a baby over to them he stayed on the ship as long as he could and yes he was going through an lce field at at 22 and a 1/2 knots which was reckless but he still want down with his ship his body was never recovered

​@@ryanhelton1865never read about this before.

@@ryanhelton1865 Where did you read or hear this?

@@user-gv5bs3os5i he didn’t go down with the ship though. We have a number of eye witness statement who all claim both smith and Andrew jumped off the bridge wing. And then another witness statement by someone from a bot saying they was seen in the water with a baby. And the ship being at 22 knots was not reckless or was standard practice and still is today. A captain can not act upon ice warning which are over 12 hours away from their location because it’s impossible to do so. That night the captain was completely unaware they was travelling in an ice field because a very vital message was never delivered to the bridge. If that had been delivered to the bridge which was was the only ice warning a captain could take action on the ship would have been slowed by the second officer and more than likely smith would have stoped completely something he was known to do a lot on previous white star ships it’s how he became known as a safe captain. The amount of people I see as a cruise ship bridge officer who constantly tell me smith was dangerous going at the speed when they have no idea how a ship runs or operates When the weather is clear and calm and you can see far out there is no need to slow or stop a ship. And smith never knew he was in an ice field neither did any of the bridge crew and how could they when the wireless operators failed to deliver the message to tell them they was ? What you see in the film is far from the truth. Cameron did an awful job at retelling the story out of the whole thing there are only around 10-15 things what are actually factually correct

You are right on the arrogance of men (& women

No one actually made such a claim.

@@dovetonsturdee7033 what planet do you reside in ? Juniper or Jupiter mars or March?

@@Africa-Liberation-Army How tediously predictable. You have no rejoinder, and therefore resort to an insult. Moreover, not even a very good one.

@@dovetonsturdee7033 I apologize if you felt insulted but that’s not the objective. I meant where have you been that you did not know or heard that titanic was claimed to be unsinkable

Titanic wasn't at full speed, and there is no actual evidence that any pressure was put on him by Ismay. Actually, he had altered to a more southerly course. Don't let facts disturb your convictions, however.

he didn't do anything wrong. all the other captains testified they would have done the same thing captain smith had done. it was common practice at the time. the end. end of story. ish happens. that is life. sometimes you freeze to death in the north atlantic under the brightest stars you've ever seen after putting your life in the hands of the WHITE STAR LINE.... they forshadowed this tragedy with there damn company name and the SHIP NAME!!! from the book written 15 years prior exactly describing what would happen (basically). guess what the book was called? THE TITAN! just like the dam sub that just imploded LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... oh jesus stop. it's too much

His best was bad that night.

The ship is Olympic. There is less than a minute of known newsreel footage of Titanic. The only ship to stop was Californian, because of shhet ice not icebergs. Titanic was not at full speed. Five boilers were not connected.

hahahaha. Yeah right. If youre related then I am the emporer of china. BTW it is British not brittish.

I don't believe Stoke wanted it so it was passed on to Lichfield

It's horrific when you think about it. If I was a family member of one of the deceased I'd be very angry

Blame is not a healthy attitude.

I understand Stoke later changed their minds, but Lichfield refused to hand it back.

So the Titanic captain was a Jesuit? I had no idea, but that is very interesting- and significant to this whole event. Yes, the Jesuits have quite an ignoble history, indeed.

Jesuits are very good educators. I attended a Catholic school run by them. Too many people have weirdo conspiracies about these priests.

@@warrenlewis3977 No doubt Jesuits are brilliant educators/individuals. It is not easy to become a Jesuit after all, as they only take the brightest. Many have been the "movers and shakers" of this world. However, if one looks into the "fruit of their labors" throughout history, one has to wonder about the conspiracies.

He sanked the titanic.

Indeed Jesuists have a bad reputation amongst many people.

thanks for your enormous contribution to mankind. goober

They're post nominal letters, the RD is for Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve (Reserve Decoration), and the RNR is Royal Naval Reserve

"if you can call him a captain" HE WAS, IN FACT, THE CAPTAIN OF "TITANIC", SIR.

@@Vingul only in name he shouldn't even been in command of a sailboat he was responsible for all their deaths

@@Vingul it was no Captain I can tell you that

@@Vingul the only thing he will ever be remembered for is responsible for 1500 deaths

@@JohnWest-zq5gs I put most of the blame on him too, but he seems to have been a more respectable man than yourself nonetheless. Granted, from what little I can see of your attitude.

Word Salads. Never heard 👂that before. Very nice!👌

@@mikegleed5842 "word salad" is a very common expression.

He was Captain of the Olympic first and then switched places with Herbert Haddock the original Captain of the Titanic.