Caption:
Captain of the Titanic. Captain of White Star Liner, RMS Titanic. Portrait of Commander Edward J. Smith, who died when Titanic sank on April 15th, 1912 after striking an iceberg off the coast of New Foundland during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, USA, with the loss of 1,522 passengers and crew. The steamship was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast Ireland during 1910 - 1911. (Photo by Titanic Images/Universal Images Group)