Person1873 – 1912
Thomas Andrews
Chief designer at Harland & Wolff who sailed on the maiden voyage, was first to know the ship would sink, and died helping passengers
Where they went
2 related events
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On 31 May 1911 the 269 m Titanic was launched at Harland & Wolff in Belfast.
On the night of 14 April 1912 the British liner Titanic, on her maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank early the next morning. Of some 2,200 aboard, more than 1,500 died.
People who appear alongside
Edward Smith1850 – 1912White Star Line captain who commanded Titanic on her maiden voyage and went down with the ship
Themes this person appears in
- The Titanic1911 – 1985
From the launch of the “unsinkable” ship to her maiden voyage, the iceberg, Carpathia’s rescue, the convention that changed the rules of the sea, and the wreck found on the Atlantic floor more than seventy years later