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Titanic Survivor: the Story of Harold Bride
Introduction
In 1912 more and more people wanted to cross the Atlantic Ocean from England to the United States of America. The Titanic was the biggest and most famous ship built to make this trip.
When Harold Bride joined the ship on its first voyage, his job was to work in the radio room. He didn’t know that he would play a part in one of the worst disasters at sea the world had ever seen.
Chapter 1 “Queen of the Seas”
People have called me a hero. I don’t know about that, because there were many heroes in the early hours of 15th April 1912.
I was only 21that year. I had worked for nearly a year as a ship’s radio operator.
In April I started a new job—on the Titanic.
My first sight of the ship, in Belfast, took my breath away. Now I understand why people called it the “Queen of the Seas”. The Titanic was the biggest … and the best.
Passengers boarded the Titanic in Southampton on 10th April. At noon the great ship set off on its voyage to New York.
For first-class passengers the Titanic was like a wonderful floating hotel with fancy restaurants, a library, and even a swimming pool.
There were lots of other passengers, too. Many had one-way tickets, looking for a new life in America. Of course, these people weren’t allowed near the higher decks of first class.
Jack Phillips was the Senior Radio Operator. He and

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