the white star line, however, decided that with the "titanic"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister ship, the rms "olympic", currently undergoing layovers, to have the "olympic"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s chief officer, henry wilde take the position, citing his experience with ships of the "titanic" class as a reason. chief officer william murdoch and first officer charles lightoller were thus demoted one step in rank, removing blair from the command roster. blair wrote about the disappointment of losing his position on the "titanic" in a postcard to his sister-in-law days before the "titanic" left for southampton, remarking, "this is a magnificent ship, i feel very disappointed i am not to make her first voyage."