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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.
Feb 28, 2021 · 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).
Lieutenant William McMaster Murdoch was the First Officer aboard the RMS Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic in 1912. Murdoch was on duty that night when he heard the shout: "Iceberg right ahead!", before he famously replied: "Stop engines, hard a-starboard, full astern", and then rang the...
Investigates the life and the mystery surrounding Titanic's First Officer, William McMaster Murdoch with regularly updated research.
Investigates the life and the mystery surrounding Titanic's First Officer, William McMaster Murdoch with regularly updated research.
Feb 6, 2004 · But the ghost of William McMaster Murdoch was also on the bridge. Captain Wotton, aged 35, remembered the fate of the Titanic and heeded the lesson well. This little-known incident occurred in May 1914 and might have added to the long litany of disasters at sea.
Investigates the life and the mystery surrounding Titanic's First Officer, William McMaster Murdoch with regularly updated research.
Perhaps one of the most mysterious stories from the night of the sinking of the Titanic revolves around William Murdoch, First Officer only due to a twist of fate that placed Henry Tingle Wilde in the Chief Officer position just before the ship sailed.
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.
Aug 2, 2019 · Was the Scottish officer in charge when the Titanic hit an iceberg a murdering, incompetent coward who shot himself or a brave man doing his duty? Or was he a brave man who went down with his ship, saving the lives of others? You can imagine the scene.
