Charles Alfred Bartlett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Alfred Bartlett
British merchant seaman and navy officer
Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1868
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 15-Feb-1945
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Charles Alfred Bartlett
- Commodore Charles Alfred Bartlett (21 August 1868 – 15 February 1945) was a merchant seaman and Royal Naval Reserve officer, who achieved command status with the White Star Line shipping company, including as captain of HMHS Britannic. Born in London, Bartlett served six years with the British-India Steam Navigation Company before joining the White Star Line in 1894.
- He was appointed as an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1893.
- He is perhaps best remembered as the captain of the Britannic from 1915 to November 1916, when the ship was sunk off Greece by a German-laid mine.
- Bartlett was known as "Iceberg Charlie" to his crew due to his alleged ability to detect icebergs miles away.
- He retired in 1931 and died in a nursing home in Waterloo near Liverpool on 15 February 1945 at age 76.
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