Known Commands
- 23 January 1909 Ranson is the commander of the Baltic. He rescues the passengers of the Republic after a collision with the Florida.
- 11 April 1912 Captain Ranson sails the Baltic across the Atlantic, warning the Titanic of icebergs. He turns the ship around to participate in the rescue effort.
- 12 December 1915 Captain Ranson is recorded as the commander of the RMS Britannic, sailing into Liverpool dock to complete commissioning as a hospital ship.
- 18 September 1918 Captain Ranson is listed as J. B. Ranson, O.B.E., Lieut.-Commr. R.N.R. (ret'd) and the commander of the RMS Adriatic on its voyage from Liverpool to New York.
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