Charles Alfred Bartlett

CAPTAIN

(Titanic Historical Society Archives)

(Michail Michailakis collection)

Ethnicity	British
Born	August 21st, 1868 at London
Hair	Grey
Eyes	Blue/grey
Height	5 ft. 11/1.80 m
Marital status	Married to Edith Bartlett

Rank:	Ship:	Tonnage:	Year:
2^nd Officer	Jumna	5.200	1891 (British India Company)
2^nd Officer	Dorunda	3.000	1893 (British India Company)
2^nd Officer	Jelunga	5.200	1894 (British India Company)
4^th Officer	Germanic	5.000	1894
2^nd Officer	Doric	4.800	1894
2^nd Officer	Gothic	7.800	1897
1^st Officer	Gothic	7.800	1898
2^nd Officer	Georgic (cargo vessel)	10.100	1900
1^st Officer	Georgic (cargo vessel)	10.100	1901
1^st Officer	Teutonic	10.100	1901
1^st Officer	Celtic	20.900	1901
1^st Officer	Oceanic	17.300	1902
1^st Officer	Celtic	20.900	1903
Chief Officer	Celtic	20.900	1903 (?)
Captain	Armenian (cargo vessel)	8.800	1903
Captain	Germanic	5.000	1904 (American Line)
Captain	Victorian	8.800	1904
Captain	Canopic	13.000	1905
Captain	Gothic	7.700	1906
Captain	Republic	15.000	1906
Captain	Cymric	12.300	1906
Captain	Romanic	11.400	1907
Captain	Cedric	21.100	1907/1908/1909/1910
Senior Marine Superintendent	-	-	1912/1915
Captain (?)	HMY Verona	410	1915
Captain	Britannic (II)	48.200	1915/1916
Senior Marine Superintendent	-	-	1917 (?) – retired on the 31^st of December 1931.

POINTS OF INTEREST

- While Bartlett was in command of the Gothic in 1906, there were 2 fires onboard within a week, which destroyed the saloon and staterooms. The ship managed to reach Plymouth, but she wouldn’t sail again for 8 months.

- When Captain Bartlett was in command of the Germanic, his 1^st Officer was William McMaster Murdoch, who would late perish on the Titanic.

- He traveled several times on the Olympic as a 1^st class passenger, in the years 1920/1924, and he also traveled on at least one occasion on the Homeric, in 1922.

- Charles Bartlett was questioned by the British Inquiry investigating the sinking of the Titanic. He was appointed Marine Superintendent in January 1912, therefore he was rather familiar with the Titanic and it’s crew. He was questioned several days about numerous things including boat drills, the course of Titanic, and he was asked several questions about the Officers. He would remark about the Officers onboard Titanic: “They were the pick of the service".