Charles Lightoller
Also known as: Charles Herbert Lightoller
Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the ocean liner RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage, and was the most senior crewmember to survive the disaster.
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Sailed with rescue craft
Charles Lightoller → Little Ships of Dunkirk: Sailed with rescue craft. Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the ocean liner RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage, and was the most senior crewmember to survive the disaster. The Little Ships of Dunkirk consisted of over 800 naval and requisitioned vessels, and small, private boats, that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo, helping to rescue more than
Civilian rescue captain
Civilian rescue captain in “Dunkirk, May–June 1940: Operation Dynamo”. Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the ocean liner RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage, and was the most senior crewmember to survive the disaster.