Titanic’s Officer Reshuffle
When Titanic’s crew and officers were being drafted-in to join the ship at Belfast, the six officers were, from Chief down to Sixth, William Murdoch, Charles Lightoller, David Blair, Herbert Pitman, Boxhall, Harold Lowe and James Moody. This was the line-up for Titanic’s sea trials, and also for the positioning trip from Belfast to Southampton. Looking at the upper-part of the table below, it’s quite clear to see that …