Frederick Fleet
British ship lookout
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Frederick Fleet was a British lookout aboard the RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912. He was on duty in the crow's nest on the night of April 14, 1912, when he spotted an iceberg directly in the ship's path. Fleet alerted the bridge, and although the ship's officers attempted to steer clear, the Titanic struck the iceberg. Fleet survived the sinking, having been a passenger in one of the lifeboats. His testimony was part of the subsequent inquiries into the disaster.
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