What companies vessels did the man played by Bernard Hill in Titanic serve as master on
Edward Smith (sea captain) Edward John Smith, RD ( ; 27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British Merchant Navy officer. He served as master of numerous White Star Line vessels. He is best known as the captain of the  who perished when the ship sank on its maiden voyage.
SS Schiller SS "Schiller" was a 3,421 ton German ocean liner, one of the largest vessels of her time. Launched in 1873, she her trade across the Atlantic Ocean, carrying passengers between New York and Hamburg for the German Transatlantic Steam Navigation Line. She became notorious on 7 May 1875, while operating on her normal route, when she hit the Retarrier Ledges in the Isles of Scilly, causing her to sink with the loss of most of her crew and passengers, totalling 335 fatalities.