British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	public inquiry
gptkbp:archiveType	gptkb:The_National_Archives_(UK)
gptkbp:chairman	John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate	1912-07-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:location	gptkb:London gptkb:Scottish_Hall,_Buckingham_Gate
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive press coverage in 1912
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Sir_Rufus_Isaacs gptkb:Charles_Lightoller gptkb:Frederick_Fleet gptkb:Harold_Bride gptkb:J._Bruce_Ismay gptkb:Edward_Smith gptkb:Lord_Mersey John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
gptkbp:numberOfDays	36
gptkbp:numberOfRooms	25000
gptkbp:numberOfWitnesses	97
gptkbp:officialName	Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry into the Loss of the SS Titanic
gptkbp:publishedIn	Report on the Loss of the Titanic (1912)
gptkbp:purpose	investigate the sinking of the RMS Titanic
gptkbp:relatedInquiry	gptkb:United_States_Senate_inquiry_into_the_sinking_of_the_Titanic
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Titanic_disaster gptkb:RMS_Titanic
gptkbp:result	criticized lack of lifeboats criticized lookouts' lack of binoculars criticized speed of Titanic recommended 24-hour radio watch recommended changes to maritime safety laws recommended improved iceberg warnings recommended lifeboat drills concluded Titanic sank due to collision with iceberg
gptkbp:startDate	1912-05-02
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Titanic_inquiry
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7