The Ultimate Fate of Titanic's Captain! (Complete series)

This video contains episode 1 and 2 of my series on captain smith. In this video we go back and try to retrace the steps of captain smith and try to figure out exactly what happened to him on the night the Titanic sank.

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[blvcklicorice]

I cant even begin to imagine the amount of stress this man must have gone through for those 3 hours or less. I highly respect what he did and feel so sorry for him

[futurevegan]

I don’t know how people can be so mad at the poor dead guy for being slightly distracted after realizing that half of the people he was responsible for were going to die in the best case scenario… He took like 4 minutes to understand and accept that he was going to be the most infamous sea captain in history, and he wasn’t reduced to a quivering sobbing mess in his cabin for any of it. Could you handle being the captain of something that kills half of the people onboard?

[NegiTaiMetal]

We've known Edward Smith as the Titanic Captain, but a film about his whole life and career could be interesting.

[canadianfortrump]

It was especially sad for Captain Smith when this was to be his last voyage before retiring.

[khurshidmian]

I retired after sailing for 40 years and 20 years in command and having been thru 3 wars and many incidents I am still overwhelmed with the bravery of the titanic screw and captain and their sacrifices in the face of death our prayers for all who have died for whom there is no grave but the sea amen

[stephanviator]

I can't really speak as to why, but the recreation of Captain Smith calling to the lifeboats absolutely chills me. I think it's just the solemn reminder of the desperation of the entire situation.

[patmurphy]

I thought I knew just about everything about the Titanic. My interest was spurred by a book I read in fifth grade. I have an entire section of my library dedicated to the doomed ship. However you taught me quite a bit about Captain Smith that I did not know.. Thank you!

[gargidev]

Unpopular opinion: It is a rare and honorable death that the captain met. Not everyone gets a respectable death like him. He died doing what he loved & saved people till his last breath. Such people leave their indelible mark in history. What a way to go captain 🙏

[Roadrunner]

I can’t even begin to imagine what he went through emotionally and mentally
Knowing how many people are going to die… In my mind Smith and Andrews had the heaviest hearts that night

[jandedick]

My heart breaks for Captain Smith for everyone on the Titanic. Captain Smith on his last time as a Captain before retiring and this happened. I can’t even imagine what went through his head to see his beautiful ship sinking. I’m actually crying listening to the end of the story. So utterly heartbreaking.

[christopherg]

It's easy to pile on Captain Smith based on what we know NOW, but I'm really glad you gave his side of the story. It was a combination of errors that led to such a tragic loss of life and he seemed to do the best he could under terrible circumstances.

[cmath]

I love how professional men were back then. Staying on the ship for honor, every Bridge staffer being basically a engineer/knowing Titanic well, the Captain noticing about his own ship minor critical details as soon as they arise no matter how obscure. All these accounts make it a fascinating scenario to look at since you can be confident the human factor of this was peak against the odds.

[AmosM]

Fantastic video as always thank you for this! Captain Smith is a relation of mine, fourth cousin once removed, on my mums side and I’m so proud to be related to this great man even if it’s distant and I’m sure he did everything within his power to help everyone on that ship until the very end. Can’t imagine the stress and pressure he felt that night.

[johnjdevlin]

Exceptional offering, as usual, from this Historic Travels presenter. He never fails to illuminate and entertain. Thank you for all the effort you put into these essays. They are remarkable.

[tcarroll]

Outstanding job! Thank you. I agree that Captain Smith was a hero under extreme stress.

[bradwalton]

Great presentation. Great to have Capt. Smith's complete chronology during that night.

[philipmason]

I've just discovered your excellent channel.
My Grandfather's friend actually worked at H / W. He sailed on Titanic to Southampton. After the sinking, he gave my Grandfather a big tea / coffee mug. It was marked simply White Star Line.

[kalifogg]

I’m sure that he had times during the sinking after the realization that help wasn’t coming in time to rescue everyone where he was overcome with grief and other emotions.

He must have felt like he had failed to keep the crew and passengers safe, angry and sad that he wouldn’t see his wife and daughter again and mourning opportunities that he’d never have with them and they with him.

He must have been stressed and, as you said, momentarily confused Titanic with Olympic.

[pakwanlau]

Dear Fellow,
Yours presentation is good, clear, concise, coherent and non technical, which enables everyone understand what happened to this I'll fated ship on that night.

[timewhale]

I loved watching this series! It really brings light on Captain Smith’s crucial role in the sinking.