Charles Joughin

Charles John Joughin ( ; 3 August 1878 – 9 December 1956) was a British-American chef, known as being the chief baker aboard the . He survived the ship's sinking, and became notable for his claim of having survived in the frigid water for over two hours before being pulled onto the overturned Collapsible Boat B with virtually no ill effects.

Early life Charles Joughin was born in Patten Street, next to the West Float in Birkenhead, England, on 3 August 1878 to John Edwin, a licensed victualler, and Ellen (Crombleholme) Joughin. He was descended from a Manx family through his paternal side.

He first went to sea in 1889 aged 11, and later became chief baker on various White Star Line steamships, notably the , Titanic'''s sister ship.

On 17 November 1906, in Liverpool, he married Louise Woodward (born 11 July 1879), a native of Douglas, Isle of Man. They had a daughter, Agnes Lillian, in 1907, and a son, Roland Ernest, in 1909. Louise is believed to have died from complications in childbirth around 1919, and her new son, Richard, was also lost.

On the Titanic Joughin was part of the victualling crew of the RMS Titanic during its maiden and final voyage in April 1912. He was aboard the ship during its delivery trip from Belfast to Southampton. He signed on again in Southampton on 4 April 1912. In the capacity of Chief Baker, Joughin received monthly wages of £12,

When the ship hit an iceberg on the evening of 14 April, at 23:40, Joughin was off-duty and in his bunk. According to his testimony, he felt the shock of the collision and immediately got up. Word was being passed down from the upper decks that officers were getting the lifeboats ready for launching, and Joughin sent his thirteen men up to the boat deck with provisions to the lifeboats: four loaves of bread apiece, about of bread each. Joughin stayed behind for a time, but then followed them, reaching the Boat Deck at around 00:30. Joughin slowly swam towards it, but there was no room for him. A man, however, cook Isaac Maynard, recognized him and held his hand as the Chief Baker held onto the side of the boat, with his feet and legs still in the water. Another lifeboat then appeared and Joughin swam to it and was taken in, where he stayed until he boarded the that had come to their rescue. He was rescued from the sea with swollen feet.

After moving back to New Jersey, he married Mrs. Annie Eleanor (Ripley) Howarth Coll (born 29 December 1870), a native of Leeds, who had first emigrated to the United States in 1888. Annie was a widow twice over and had a daughter, Rose (born 1891), who later married Henry Stoehr.

Annie's death in 1943 was a great loss from which he never recovered. Twelve years later, Joughin was invited to describe his experiences in a chapter of Walter Lord's book, A Night to Remember.

Soon afterwards, his health rapidly declined. He died in a Paterson hospital on 9 December 1956 at the age of 78, after two weeks with pneumonia, and was buried alongside his wife in the Cedar Lawn Cemetery, in Paterson, New Jersey.

In popular culture On film, Joughin was portrayed by George Rose in the 1958 film A Night to Remember, and by Liam Tuohy in the 1997 film Titanic.

On television, Joughin was portrayed by Chris Parnell in the fourth-season premiere of Drunk History'' in 2016, and by Stuart Lutes in the second season of the British version in the same year.