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Titanic First Officer Assignment

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912Date range
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Chronological records

1912

William McMaster Murdoch9 April 1912

Southampton · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Becomes Titanic's first officer after the late appointment of Henry Wilde as chief officer causes a senior-officer reshuffle.

Names involved

William McMaster Murdoch

Provenance

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