4. Ismay didn’t reduce the number of Titanic’s lifeboats, but he did care about the ship’s appearance. An oft-repeated story meant to illustrate the vanity and villainy of J. Bruce Ismay ...

This one helped launch collapsible boat C, where J. Bruce Ismay—chairman of the company that owned the Titanic—took a seat and rode to safety. Photograph by Walden Media-(This image cannot be ...