12. Edward Smith
The ship’s captain went down with the ship saying “Well boys, you’ve done your duty and done it well. I ask no more of you. I release you. You know the rule of the sea. It’s every man for himself now, and God bless you.” There are more facts about the captain that will be covered shortly, but Smith accepted his fate with grace and composure, trying to bring comfort to those in his employ. This is what we often idealize a ship’s captain to be, but it is what Smith actually was.