Titanic First Officer Assignment
Becomes Titanic's first officer after the late appointment of Henry Wilde as chief officer causes a senior-officer reshuffle.
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William Murdoch
Titanic's first officer and the officer on watch when the iceberg was sighted.
10Matching records
1912Year span
Archive records
These records are rendered directly from the current World History Database Titanic archive. The unrelated 2003 Edmund Hillary row remains excluded from the Titanic collection.
Titanic Bridge Watch Begins
Takes charge of Titanic's bridge watch at 10 p.m. on the night of the collision.
Titanic Collision Manoeuvre
Directs emergency manoeuvring after the lookout reports the iceberg ahead.
Titanic Collision Watch
Has charge of Titanic's bridge watch when the iceberg is sighted.
Night Bridge Watch
Takes over Titanic's bridge watch from Second Officer Lightoller at ten o'clock on the night of 14 April.
Emergency Lifeboat One Lowering
Helps supervise emergency lifeboat 1 as it is lowered from the starboard side.
Lifeboat Five Lowering
Helps supervise the loading and lowering of lifeboat 5 on Titanic's starboard side.
Lifeboat Seven Lowering
Supervises the starboard evacuation and helps send lifeboat 7 away, the first boat lowered from that side.
Starboard Lifeboat Evacuation
Directs the loading and lowering of lifeboats from Titanic's starboard side during the evacuation.
Lost in Titanic Sinking
Dies during the sinking after serving on the boat deck throughout the emergency.
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