United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic

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The United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic was the official American investigation conducted in 1912 to determine the causes of the disaster, assess responsibility, and recommend maritime safety reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate investigation ⓘ
government inquiry ⓘ
maritime disaster investigation ⓘ
aim assess responsibility for the Titanic sinking ⓘ
determine causes of the Titanic disaster ⓘ
recommend maritime safety reforms ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Smith Committee inquiry into the Titanic disaster ⓘ
authority United States Congress ⓘ
causeOf maritime safety reforms in the United States ⓘ
chairperson Senator William Alden Smith ⓘ
William Alden Smith ⓘ
concerning RMS Titanic ⓘ
sinking of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticized Captain Edward Smith ⓘ
SS Californian and her officers ⓘ
linked to: SS Californian

White Star Line ⓘ
endDate 1912-05-28 ⓘ
found deficiencies in wireless communication practices ⓘ
inadequate speed reduction in ice conditions ⓘ
insufficient lifeboats on the RMS Titanic ⓘ
historicalPeriod Progressive Era ⓘ
influenced International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regime ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis resolution of the United States Senate ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Senate ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive coverage in American newspapers ⓘ
numberOfWitnesses 82 ⓘ
openedBy United States Senate ⓘ
oversightCommittee United States Senate Committee on Commerce ⓘ
parallelTo British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
partOf responses to the Titanic disaster ⓘ
producedDocument Senate Report on the Titanic Disaster ⓘ
recommended continuous radio watch on ships ⓘ
ice patrol in the North Atlantic ⓘ
increased lifeboat capacity for passenger ships ⓘ
startDate 1912-04-19 ⓘ
tookPlaceAfter sinking of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
tookTestimonyFrom crew of the SS Californian ⓘ
officers of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
officials of the White Star Line ⓘ
survivors of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
typeOfProceeding public hearing ⓘ
year 1912 ⓘ

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Harold Bride → testifiedIn → United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
J. Bruce Ismay → testifiedAt → United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic ⓘ
linked to: United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic
United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic → producedDocument → Senate Report on the Titanic Disaster ⓘ
linked to: United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic
United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic → alsoKnownAs → Smith Committee inquiry into the Titanic disaster ⓘ
linked to: United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic
SS Californian → subjectOf → United States Senate Inquiry into the Loss of the Titanic ⓘ
linked to: United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic