Jonathan Shepherd was a Junior Assistant 2nd Engineer of the RMS Titanic. He and Herbert Harvey were the first of the victims of the sinking to die in Boiler Room 5.
When he signed on to the Titanic, on April 6th, 1912, he gave his lodgings address as 16 Bellevue Terrace, Southampton. His previous ship had been the Olympic and as a junior assistant engineer he could expect monthly wages of £12, 10s.
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.
Portrayals[]
Saving the Titanic[]
Shepherd was portrayed by Hugh O'Conor in the 2012 docudrama Saving the Titanic.
Hugh O' Conor as Jonathan Shepherd
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