Where was the Captain when the iceberg hit?

Answer 1

The Iceberg was first sighted by lookouts Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee, they called the phones at the bridge and 6th officer Moody picked up, they alerted him about the iceberg and he screamed "ICEBERG RIGHT AHEAD" 1st Officer Murdoch was also at that time on the bridge and was the one who orded, after hearing moody's yell, to reverse the engines full-a-stern and turn the ship hard-a-stardboard, Quartermaster Hitchens was at the helm of the ship and turned it starboard, the ship hit the iceberg, and captain smith (who at the time of the collision was at bed) felt the collision and came to the bridge, it was Murdoch who informed him about the iceberg in the end

Answer 2

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Capt. Smith was awakened in his cabin at 11:40 p.m. by the sound of the Titanic having come in contact with something; he didn't know what. He immediately went to the bridge and upon being informed that the ship had struck an iceberg, he first asked the ship's carpenter to survey the damage. He then began issuing individual orders to the ship's officers (ready the lifeboats, muster the passengers...). Next the Captain advised J. Bruce Ismay, President of the shipping company, that the ship was mortally wounded. Capt. Smith next met with the boat's designer, Thomas Andrews, who told him the ship had only about an hour and a half to live.

Thirty minutes after the collision, the Captain went to the wireless room and told Operator Phillips to stand by to send out a distress call, but not to do so except under Captain's orders. At 12:15, he issued a formal order to Phillips to begin signaling other ships of the Titanic's situation and position.

Afterward, according to numerous reliable accounts, Capt. Smith seemed immobilized -- not by fear for his safety -- but by the awareness that the ship was lost, help might not arrive in time, and that more than 1000 passengers and crew members would probably die. As the end drew near, Capt. Smith personally and formally relieved officers and the wireless operators from their duties, but advised them to "save themselves," not to "abandon ship." He himself went down with his ship, but accounts of his final moments vary widely.

At no time did Capt. Smith issue a general alarm that the ship was in peril. Despite scenes in movies depicting otherwise, Smith never called a formal meeting of his officers to advise them of the news and to issue general orders. It was not the Captain but the officers in charge of loading the lifeboats who gave the order "women and children first." When advised that the officers had agreed upon this plan but needed his authorization, Capt. Smith simply remarked, "carry on."

Capt. Edward J. Smith was a superb skipper who was well-liked by passengers, many of whom chose to sail with him time and again. He believed that technology had advanced to the point where a ship as well-designed and constructed as the Titanic was unlikely to sink. When it became painfully clear to him that the ship was doomed, he began micromanaging rather than drawing up a formal set of orders and insuring they were carried out uniformly throughout the ship. According to many sources, Capt. Smith appears to have gone into a state of shock, giving out inconsistent orders, withholding crucial information from some of his crew, deserted by the leadership abilities which had served him so well for 38 years.

Answer 3

Ismay told Captain Smith To Go Full speed so he started to speed.