Herbert Gifford Harvey (February 4th, 1878 - April 15th, 1912) was a Junior Assistant 2nd Engineer of the RMS Titanic. He and Jonathan Shepherd were the first of the victims of the sinking to die in Boiler Room 5.
He was on duty on the evening of April 14th, 1912. After the collision he helped the other engineers rig pumps in Boiler Room 5 but broke his leg when he slipped into a raised access plate. Leading fireman Frederick Barrett and Herbert Harvey helped him into the pump room. Shortly afterwards the nearby bulkheads were breached and the boiler room began to flood, as Barrett and the other fireman/trimmers began to evacuate the boiler room. However, Harvey ran back to the pump room to rescue Shepherd when Barrett reported that both men disappeared under the torrent of water. He was last seen running into the room as a wave came and swept him to the ground.
Their bodies are likely not recovered, as they were in the hull and boiler room of the ships.
Portrayals[]
Saving the Titanic (2012)[]
Herbert Gifford Harvey in Saving the Titanic (2012) was portrayed by Paul Kennedy.