lightoller

After completing Wyn Craig Wade's great work for about the 15th time, I still find it remarkable that Charles Lightoller threw a fit that he had to eat and sleep in the same hotel as common crew. He did realize he did that on the Titanic? What a prima donna. Does anyone know the reason for this...

This is a well known photo of Lightoller, but what do we actually know about it? He seems very young, so we can only assume that it was taken a while before the Titanic ever set sail. But some important questions regarding the photo. Where was this photo taken? How old is Lightoller in this...

I recall reading on this site that, according to White Star Line regulations, the ship's second officer was supposed to be in the Crow's Nest when the ship was leaving a harbor (I assume also when arriving). Yet, according to On A Sea of Glass (p 75), "Chief Officer Wilde was at the head of the...

Title is the question! If I had to pick one it'd be Lightoller because he's so interesting a person. Back up favourites are Jack Phillips (hero) murdoch (did amazingly) and Wilde (survived so much till that point)