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Bill Wormstedt

Member and Contributor since March 2000

Bill Wormstedt first became interested in the Titanic after reading Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember in junior high school. He discovered the online Titanic community in 1995, and soon started commenting and writing about the Titanic, and his articles have been published in THS’s The Titanic Commutator, Encyclopedia Titanica, and his own web-site, Bill Wormstedt’s Titanic. With Tad Fitch and George Behe, he co-wrote The Lifeboat Launching Sequence Re-Examined, and is one of 11 co-authors of Report Into the Loss of SS Titanic: A Centennial Reappraisal. Bill is a computer programmer who lives and works in Seattle, Washington.

The Record Speaks!
In his latest opinion piece, Senan Molony said that it is important to bear in mind that Hugh Woolner is merely a battleground for the real issue, the claim that Collapsible C “left the Titanic close to her climactic consummation.” Yet, the final ...
Setting the Record Straight
In Senan Molony's article of 6 November 2006, entitled: "Hugh Woolner's US Evidence is Highly Unreliable," the author attempts to discredit the evidence presented by Woolner at the...
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
What did the Survivors See of the Break-up of the Titanic?
How many survivors claimed to see the ship break up?...
WHAT DID THE SURVIVORS SEE OF THE BREAK-UP OF THE TITANIC?
Unlisted Titanic Passengers and Crew
Fake Titanic passengers and crew...
UNLISTED TITANIC PASSENGERS AND CREW

Charles William Harris

Charles William Harris
Victualling Crew

Samuel James Rule
Victualling Crew

George Phillips
Engineering Crew

Frank Dymond

Frank Dymond
Engineering Crew

Frank Painter

Frank Painter
Engineering Crew

Giacomo Sesia

Giacomo Sesia
Restaurant Staff

James William Ward
Engineering Crew

James Blaney
Engineering Crew

Albert White
Engineering Crew

George Walter Nettleton
Engineering Crew

William Moss
Victualling Crew

William Edward Morris
Engineering Crew

William Skeates
Engineering Crew

Alfred Charles Shiers

Alfred Charles Shiers
Engineering Crew

Joseph Brown
Engineering Crew

Archibald Scott
Engineering Crew

Walter John Phillips
Restaurant Staff

John Thomas Noon
Engineering Crew

Frank Couch
Deck Crew

William Watson
Engineering Crew

Leopoldo Zarracchi
Restaurant Staff

Charles John Hurst

Charles John Hurst
Engineering Crew

Arthur John Priest

Arthur John Priest
Engineering Crew

Patrick Joseph Bradley

Patrick Joseph Bradley
Engineering Crew

James Carter
Engineering Crew

James McGann
Engineering Crew

Ralph Moore
Engineering Crew

Fred Harris
Engineering Crew

Arthur Peckham Burroughs

Arthur Peckham Burroughs
Engineering Crew

Thomas Instance
Engineering Crew

Anton Ferrary
Engineering Crew

John Joseph Diaper

John Joseph Diaper
Engineering Crew

Edward Joseph McGarvey
Engineering Crew

Frederick Sheath

Frederick Sheath
Engineering Crew

James Keegan
Engineering Crew

Thomas Albert Street

Thomas Albert Street
Engineering Crew

Frank Osman

Frank Osman
Deck Crew

J. Moore

J. Moore
Engineering Crew

William McCarthy
George Terrill Thresher

George Terrill Thresher
Engineering Crew

William Peter Mayo
Engineering Crew

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Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton & Bill Womstedt (2015) On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic, Amberley Publishing; Reprint edition (15 Jun. 2015)
J. Kent Layton, Tad Fitch & Bill Wormstedt (2022) Recreating Titanic and Her Sisters: A Visual History, The History Press (31 Mar. 2022)
Samuel Halpern et al. (2012) Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic: A Centennial Reappraisal, The History Press
J. Kent Layton et al. (2019) Titanic: Solving The Mysteries

Articles that are not available to read on Encyclopedia Titanica, but recommended for readers interested in the finer details of the Titanic story.

Abandoning the Titanic, Abandoning Reality: the Truth About the SS Mount Temple
Titanicology
Debunks the theory that SS Mount Temple was near the Titanic, affirming the SS Californian’s role and addressing conspiracy claims.
ABANDONING THE TITANIC, ABANDONING REALITY: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SS MOUNT TEMPLE
The Confusing Accounts of Quartermaster Rowe
Quartermaster George Rowe provided testimonies at both the American and British Inquiries in 1912 and later accounts in the 1950s and 1960s. His accounts cover key events during the Titanic’s sinking but contain inconsistencies and missing details.
THE CONFUSING ACCOUNTS OF QUARTERMASTER ROWE
Shots in the Dark
Did an Officer Commit Suicide on the Titanic in the Last Stages of the Sinking?
Titanic Fire & Ice (Or What You Will)
This article critically examines the claims regarding a coal bunker fire made in the 2017 television program “Titanic: The New Evidence.”
Titanic Lifeboat Occupancy Totals
In the aftermath of the Titanic disaster in 1912 inquiries attempted to determine the order and times at which the lifeboats were lowered, and how many people where in each lifeboat this article rexamines the evidence.
TITANIC LIFEBOAT OCCUPANCY TOTALS