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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 · Titanic. Victims. Mr 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).
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.
Mar 19, 2022 · Although the main characters and story in Titanic are fictional, it included characters based on real-life people, among those First Officer William Murdoch, whose family were offended by how the movie portrayed him.
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.
