Arthur Rostron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArthur Rostron
British sailor
Date of Birth: 14-May-1869
Place of Birth: Bolton, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 04-Nov-1940
Profession: sailor
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Arthur Rostron
- Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a British sailor and a seagoing officer for the Cunard Line.
- He is best remembered as the captain of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia, when it rescued hundreds of survivors from the RMS Titanic when the latter ship sank in 1912, after colliding with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean.Rostron won wide praise for his energetic efforts to reach the Titanic before she sank, and his efficient preparations for and conduct of the rescue of the survivors.
- He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the U.S.
- Congress, and in 1926, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- He rose to become the Commodore of the Cunard fleet, and retired in 1931.
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