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WebSep 22, 2010 · The RMS Titanic was the world’s biggest passenger liner when it left Southampton, England, for New York on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. Four days … WebInstead of steering Titanic safely round to the left of the iceberg, once it had been spotted dead ahead, the steersman, Robert Hitchins, had panicked and turned it the wrong way.’ dolly parton and lgbt
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Robert Hichens (16 September 1882 – 23 September 1940) was a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. He was one of seven quartermasters on board the vessel and was at the ship's wheel when the Titanic struck the iceberg. … See more Hichens gained notoriety after the disaster because of his conduct in Lifeboat No. 6, of which he was in command. Passengers accused him of refusing to go back to rescue people from the water after the ship sank, that he … See more Hichens served with the Army Service Corps during World War One; by 1919 he was third officer on a small ship named Magpie. Then Hichens moved to Devon sometime in the … See more Hichens' conduct was featured in the 1997 blockbuster, Titanic, in which he was played by Paul Brightwell. He was depicted as a tall thin man with a cockney accent, when in fact he was … See more On 23 September 1940, at age 58, Hichens died of heart failure aboard the ship English Trader, while it was moored off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. His body was buried in Section 10, Lair 244 of Trinity Cemetery, in Aberdeen. See more • Bio at Encyclopedia Titanica See more WebTitanic's Crew Agreement document, including the signatures of Captain Smith and his officers, courtesy of National Archives, UK. (Click image to enlarge) According to Robert Hitchins, Titanic 's quartermaster, William … WebOct 31, 2011 · “He ordered the steersman Robert Hitchins to ‘hard a starboard’, which should have turned the ship right, to sail round the iceberg. Remarkably Hitchins steered in the wrong direction.”... dolly parton and miley cyrus banned