Born: January, 1850
Location: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
Parents: Edward Smith and Catherine Smith

At the age of 13, Smith went to Liverpool to begin a seafaring career. He joined White Star in 1880 after apprenticing with Gibson and Co., Liverpool.

He took his first command in 1887. The ships he commanded included the first Republic, Coptic, Majestic, Baltic, Adriatic, and Olympic. In 1904, Smith became the commodore of the White Star fleet. His main job was to command the line's newest ships on their maiden voyage.

Smith was married to a girl named Eleanor and had a young daughter named Helen Melville.

On April 14 at 11:40pm the Captain was awakened by the collision and rushed to the bridge. Upon arrival he received a report of the accident from Murdoch and then made a quick inspection of the ship with Thomas Andrews. He was last seen on the bridge, his body was never found.

 
Chief Officer: Henry Tingle Wilde

Born: September 21, 1872
Location: Walton, Liverpool

Wilde went to sea as a younf man and served his apprenticeship on the sailing vessels of Messers. James Chambers and Co., Liverpool. He joined White Star as a junior officer and served on the Arabic, Celtic, Medic, and Cymric. He held the extra masters certificate and was a Lietenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. In 1911, he became Chief Officer of the Olympic.

Wilde's wife died December 24, 1910, his twin sons did as well. He was survived by 4 children; Jane, Harry, Arnold, and Nancy and a sister.

Wilde signed onto the the Titanic on April 9, 1912. On the day of the sinking little is known until the collision where he joined the Captain and Thomas Andrews on an inspection of the ship. He then took care of the even numbered boats, on the port side of the ship. He was last seen trying to free the collapsibles A and B from the roof of the officers quarters. His body was never found.

 
First Officer: William McMaster Murdoch

Born: February 28, 1873
Location: Dumfries, Scotland
Parents: Fourth son of Samual Murdoch and Jane 'Jeannie' Muirhead

Murdoch joined White Star after serving on sailing vessels. He served aboard Medic, Runic, Arabic, Adriatric, Oceanic, Olympic, and finally the Titanic.

Murdoch was on the bridge at the time of the collision and worked hard to free the lifeboats. He died in the sinking and his body was never found.

Charles Herbert Lightoller

Position: Second Officer
Died: December 8, 1952
Age: 78

Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller was the highest ranked survivor of the Titanic sinking. He was also the most colorful. In the beginning, he was chosen as First Officer, but because Henry T. Wilde was promoted to Chief Officer, he was moved down to Second. This also caused a bit of switching around among the rest of the officers, and David Blair, the original Second Officer, to be returned to the Oceanic.

Lightoller had a couple of adventures, prior to joining White Star. They include being shipwreaked on an Island, prospecting for gold in the Yukon, and even being a cowboy in the Canadian West. (He He, Canadian involvement.) In the year 1900, he joined White Star. He ended up on the Titanic by leaving the Oceanic to work on a bigger ship, the Titanic.

A known fact about him, was that he was a career officer. He had wanted to own his own ship. He was also intolerant to people that didn't follow procedures, or used poor judgement.

At the time of the inquires into the sinking of the Titanic, he was the chief witness. His story stuck by the White Star throughout British and American inquires. He stayed with White Star Line until his retirement, and served in World War I. Sadly, he never received his own command, because he was faithful to officals like Bruce Ismay, but he did command one in the Royal Navy.

After the war he opened his own Guest House, and became a chicken farmer. During World War II, he used his yacht Sundowner, to help evacuate Dunkirk. He saved 131 British Soldiers.

 
Herbert John Pitman

Position: Third Officer
Place: Pitcombe, England (After he retired)
Died: December, 1961

At the time of his working on the Titanic, Herbert John Pitman, was a 17 year veteran to the sea. Prior to working on the Titanic he, like many of his fellow officers, served aboard the Oceanic. He reported for orders in Liverpool, and then went to meet her in Belfast. He was joined by Boxhall, Lowe, and Moody.

During the collision of the Titanic with the iceberg, Pitman was in his cabin. Upon arriving at the scene, he was given control of Lifeboat 5 by First Officer Murdock. Also in his boat was Bruce Isamy. After getting as many women as possible in the boat, he allowed a number of men to come as well. In the boat, there was about 40 people, and was one of the first boats lowered from the starboard side. The other boat lowered at around the same time was No. 7.

After the sinking, Pitman testified at both inquires, and remained at sea for 35 more years. Although, because of failing vision, he had to leave the bride crew and become a purser. He was a widower and retired to Pitcombe, England until his death.

 
Joseph Groves Boxhall
Position: Fourth Officer
Born: March 23, 1884
Died: April 15, 1967

Joseph Groves Boxhall had served in White Star for 13 years, before joining the Titanic at Belfast. He joined White Star in 1907.

After Titanic, Boxhall was the Forth Officer on the Adriatic for a while. He was also a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve, and served on a battleship for a year before the start of World War I. After the start of the war, he remained aboard the HMS Commonwealth, and then went to Gibraltar to command a torpedeo ship.

After this, he returned to White Star, where he served until way after the merger in 1934 with Cunard. He was the first officer aboard Ausonia, Scythia, and Antonia. He was the only, of Titanic's Junior Officers, to serve at sea for a long time. He had to retire in 1940, because of ill health. In 1958, he was the technical advisor for the movie, A Night to Remember.

After his death, his ashes were scattered over the last known site of the Titanic's sinking.

 
Harold Godfrey Lowe

Position: Fifth Officer
Died: 1944

When Harold Godfrey Lowe was a child, he wanted to be a sailor. At the age of 12, he had to swim half a mile to shore after one of his father's boats capsized. When he was 14, he ran away from home, and served on schooners for seven years. After that, he switched to square-rigged ships and then steamers. This is where he earned his certificates. He also served in the West African Coast, and then joined White Star.

Lowe never really had a proper education, but was an enthusiastic seaman and a plain spoken individualist. He was spoken highly of by fellow crew and other passengers after the sinking, and he was the only one to return to look for survivors.

Lowe, like his fellow crew man, never made it to Captain, but he held the rank of commander in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I. He then eventually left the sea, and went to his home in North Wales. After this, he became very active in polictics.

 
James Paul Moody

Position: Sixth Officer
Died: April 15, 1912

James Paul Moody was the officer that answered the phone call and relayed Frederick Fleet's warning that there was an ice berg dead ahead to the officer on watch. He was also in charge of the people who were on top of the officer's cabins cutting lifeboat A down. He didn't survive the sinking.