The captain goes down with the ship
"The captain goes down with the ship" is an idiom and maritime tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and that in an emergency, he will either save them or die trying. Although often connected to the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and its captain, Edward J. Smith, the phrase precedes Titanic by at least 11 years. In most instances the captain of the ship forgoes his own rapid departure of a ship in distress, and concentrates instead on saving other people. It often results in either the death or belated rescue of the captain as the last person on board.
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The captain goes down with the ship
"The captain goes down with the ship" is an idiom and maritime tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and that in an emergency, he will either save them or die trying. Although often connected to the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and its captain, Edward J. Smith, the phrase precedes Titanic by at least 11 years. In most instances the captain of the ship forgoes his own rapid departure of a ship in distress, and concentrates instead on saving other people. It often results in either the death or belated rescue of the captain as the last person on board.
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"The captain goes down with th ...... n as the last person on board.
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Der Kapitän geht als Letzter v ...... e trägt und diese retten muss.
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L'espressione «il comandante a ...... lo precede almeno di 11 anni.
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« Le capitaine sombre avec son ...... itanic d'au moins onze années.
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"The captain goes down with th ...... n as the last person on board.
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Der Kapitän geht als Letzter v ...... e trägt und diese retten muss.
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L'espressione «il comandante a ...... lo precede almeno di 11 anni.
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« Le capitaine sombre avec son ...... itanic d'au moins onze années.
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Der Kapitän geht als Letzter von Bord
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Il comandante affonda con la nave
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Le capitaine sombre avec son navire
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The captain goes down with the ship
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