Herbert Haddock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Herbert Haddock

British sailor

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1861

Place of Birth: Rugby, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Oct-1946

Profession: sailor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Herbert Haddock

  • Herbert James Haddock (27 January 1861 – 4 October 1946) was an English naval reserve officer and ship's captain, and was best known as the captain of the RMS Olympic at the time of the sinking of the Titanic.
  • He was the first person to captain Titanic, overseeing the ship at Belfast while her delivery-trip crew was assembling there from 25 to 31 March 1912.A 1911 story in The New York Times described Haddock as the "only skipper in the Atlantic trade who wears the mid-Victorian mutton chop whiskers without a beard or mustache".

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