Tag: bruce ismay

Titanic

107 #20: Owner Ismay acted as a ‘Super-Captain’ and ordered Captain Smith to maintain full speed despite the unusual ice warnings they had received

FALSE. We have seen that Ismay did urge Captain Smith to get into New York early; and we know that

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Titanic

107 #7: Titanic’s owners opposed the addition of more lifeboats, in order to give passengers more room on the promenade decks

TRUE. The White Star Line knew that the Board of Trade was about to change the regulations, and they thought

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