British sailor, survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic
Frederick Fleet
Fleet in 1912
Born
(1887-10-15)15 October 1887
Liverpool, UK
Died
10 January 1965(1965-01-10) (aged 77)
Southampton, UK
Resting place
Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK
Occupations
Sailor
lookout
Military career
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Merchant Navy
Years of service
1914–1918 1939–1945
Battles/wars
World War I
World War II
Frederick Fleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[1] Fleet, along with fellow lookout Reginald Lee, was on duty when the ship struck the iceberg; Fleet first sighted the iceberg, ringing the bridge to proclaim: "Iceberg, right ahead!"[2] Both Fleet and Lee survived the sinking, Fleet was the last surviving Lookout of the Titanic.
Fleet testified at the subsequent inquiries into the disaster that, if he and Lee had been issued binoculars: "We could have seen it (the iceberg) a bit sooner." When asked how much sooner, he responded, "Well, enough to get out of the way."[3] In later life, Fleet suffered from depression, possibly in part due to the disaster. He died by suicide at age 77 on 10 January 1965.
^Lord, Walter (2005) [1955]. A Night to Remember. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-8050-7764-3.
^United States Senate Inquiry Day 4, Testimony of Frederick Fleet.
^"TIP - United States Senate Inquiry - Day 4 - Testimony of Frederick Fleet, cont". www.titanicinquiry.org.
FrederickFleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Fleet, along with...
was on duty with FrederickFleet in the crow's nest when the ship collided with an iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April 1912; both Lee and Fleet survived the sinking...
with a Morse lamp, but received no response. However, Titanic lookout FrederickFleet, who was in the crow's nest when the iceberg was sighted and remained...
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the order correctly this time. After spotting the iceberg, lookout FrederickFleet rang the warning bell three times and phoned the bridge. Murdoch and...
gone beyond that." At 11:40 pm (ship's time) on 14 April, lookout FrederickFleet spotted an iceberg immediately ahead of Titanic and alerted the bridge...
Jewell and Symons were replaced by their colleagues Reginald Lee and FrederickFleet. Jewell was in his cabin at 23:40 when the iceberg collision occurred...
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Hampton) in Birkenhead and had three sons; called Arthur John, George and Frederick Harry. The family lived for a number of years at 17 Briton Street, Southampton...
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Lightoller (Second Officer on Titanic); the lookout who sounded the alarm, FrederickFleet; the surviving wireless operator, Harold Bride; and first-class passenger...
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