Commodore Charles Alfred Bartlett CB CBE RD (21 August 1868 – 15 February 1945) was a merchant seaman and Royal Naval Reserve officer, who achieved command status with the White Star Line shipping company, including as captain of HMHS Britannic.
Charles Alfred Bartlett | |
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| Born | 21 August 1868 |
| Died | 15 February 1945 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant seaman, naval officer |
| Years active | 1888–1931 |
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| Known for | Captain of the HMHS Britannic |
Biography edit
Born in London, Bartlett served six years with the British-India Steam Navigation Company before joining the White Star Line in 1894.[1] He was appointed as an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1893.[2] He is perhaps best remembered as the captain of the Britannic from 1915 to November 1916, when the ship was sunk off Greece by a German-laid mine. After the war he served as Royal Naval Reserve aide-de-camp to King George V. Bartlett was known as "Iceberg Charlie" to his crew due to his alleged ability to detect icebergs miles away.[3] He retired in 1931 and died in a nursing home in Waterloo near Liverpool on 15 February 1945 at age 76.[4]
In popular culture edit
Captain Bartlett was portrayed by John Rhys-Davies in the 2000 Fox Family Channel movie Britannic.
References edit
- ^ The last log of the Titanic, By David G. Brown. Pg. 127
- ^ "No. 26440". The London Gazette. 12 September 1893. p. 5221.
- ^ Sea breezes: the ship lovers' digest, Volume 45, pg. 144
- ^ Sea breezes: the ship lovers' digest, Volume 45, pg. 233
External links edit
- webpage on Britannic with photo of Captain Bartlett Archived 27 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- formal portrait
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