Frederick Fleet | |
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 Fleet in 1912 | |
| Born | 15 October 1887 Liverpool, UK |
| Died | 10 January 1965 (aged 77) Southampton, UK |
| Resting place | Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK |
| Occupations | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Merchant Navy |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 1939–1945 |
| Battles / wars | |
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, out of six in total, on 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.