What was the name of the Titanic's senior wireless operator?

What was the name of the Titanic's senior wireless operator? The answer is Jack Phillips. John George “Jack” Phillips was Titanic's senior, or chief, wireless operator during the liner's maiden voyage in April 1912. He worked alongside junior wireless operator Harold Bride, and together they handled passenger messages and communications with other ships.

Phillips and Bride received several warnings about sea ice before the collision. On the night of April 14, Phillips was busy clearing a backlog of passengers' private telegrams after the wireless equipment had suffered a breakdown. When the bridge reported the emergency, he began sending distress calls using the newly adopted signal “SOS,” along with the older “CQD.”

His messages alerted nearby vessels, including RMS Carpathia, which eventually reached Titanic's position and rescued survivors. Phillips continued transmitting as the ship's electrical system failed. He did not survive the sinking, and his body was never conclusively identified.

Harold Bride is sometimes given as the answer because he was also a Titanic wireless operator and survived the disaster. However, Bride was the junior operator; Phillips held the senior position. The title “chief wireless operator” is therefore another accurate description of Phillips's role.