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William McMaster Murdoch, RNR (28 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish sailor, who served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve and was the first officer on the RMS Titanic. He was the officer in charge on the bridge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg , and was amongst the 1,500 people who died when the ship sank . [2]
Feb 28, 2021 · William McMaster Murdoch. William McMaster Murdoch was born at "Sunnyside", Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Scotland on 28 February 1873. He was the fourth of seven children of Captain Samuel Murdoch (1843-1917) and his wife Jane 'Jeannie' Muirhead (1839-1914). The Murdochs had been a seafaring family for many generations and together with their related ...
William McMaster Murdoch was brought up since February 28, 1873, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, as the fourth son of Captain Samuel Murdoch, a master mariner, and Jane Muirhead, six of whose children survived infancy. Jane and Samuel confirmed their love for eachother in 1864, the day of the ceremony being December 14, when they where in ...
William McMaster Murdoch was born on Friday 28th of February, 1873, at No.3 Sunnyside, Barr Hill, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the son of Captain Samuel Murdoch, a master mariner, and Jane 'Jeanie' Muirhead McMaster. (1.) His birth was registered on March 18th, 1873, in the Dalbeattie Registration Office. (45.) Young Murdoch with.
William Murdoch in his 30s. (Click image to enlarge) Thirty-nine year-old William McMaster Murdoch, with an "ordinary master's certificate" and a reputation as a "canny and dependable man" had climbed through the ranks of the White Star Line to become one of its foremost senior officers. It was only natural that he was selected to be Titanic's Chief Officer, with sixteen years of maritime ...
William McMaster Murdoch was born on February 28, 1873, in Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Scotland, to Samuel Murdoch and Jane Murdoch. He had four siblings and his father, grandfather and grandfather’s brothers were all sea captains. He attended primary school in Dalbeattie. In 1887, he graduated with a diploma from ‘Dalbeattie High School’.
Feb 6, 2004 · WILLIAM McMaster Murdoch lost his life, in common with one and a half thousand others, in April 1912. He had tried to “port around” an iceberg, but “she was too close.” William Murdoch. First Officer Murdoch tried to slalom the berg by ordering the Titanic’s helm hard a-starboard, sending her stem to port. He intended to order hard ...
Feb 27, 2021 · William McMaster Murdoch, first officer of Titanic (1912), was born in Dalbeattie, Scotland, on 28 February 1873. Murdoch was the officer in charge on the bridge when Titanic fatally collided with an iceberg. He was also one of the over 1,500 people who died in the disaster. Murdoch joined White Star Line after working on several sailing vessels.
William McMaster Murdoch was from a seafaring family that, together with their related families, formed one of Britain’s larger families of masters in sail. However, out of himself and his two brothers, he would be the only son of Captain Samuel Murdoch who followed the call of the sea.
Lieutenant William "Will" McMaster Murdoch RNR was a Scottish sailor notable as the officer in charge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg. Mystery also surrounds his death. 1.Introduction 2. The Man 3. The Mystery 4. Articles 5. News 6. Contact. Links to other websites; Sources and references;
