FALSE. This was a misconception brought about by witnesses such as Able Seaman Frank Osman, who said that he heard,
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Month: April 2019
107 #78: Titanic’s engineers died at their posts below decks
FALSE. Whilst the engineers were undoubtedly all very brave, and stayed at their posts until they were discharged, they did
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107 #77: Ismay pushed his way into Collapsible C, the last lifeboat to be launched on the starboard side
FALSE, probably. Ismay got into the last lifeboat to be lowered on the starboard side, Collapsible C, at about 2
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107 #76: Titanic’s Marconi operators knocked a stoker unconscious and left him to die
TRUE. Bride and Phillips did overcome a stoker who was attempting to steal Phillips’ lifejacket. Bride referred to this incident
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107 #75: The band on Titanic played Nearer My God To Thee as the ship sank
TRUE, possibly. The band began by playing light, cheerful music, including waltzes, ragtime tunes, and the popular comic songs of
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107 #74: Captain Smith of Titanic advised those on board near the end to ‘be British’
FALSE. Although this is engraved on his memorial and featured in many films, it’s just another myth popularised by the
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