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	William Murdoch
		Murdoch invited the six of them to board the lifeboat, but they were all extremely reluctant to swap the seemingly solid decks of the Titanic for the tiny open lifeboat.
		Murdoch now moved forward again in a final and concerted effort to free collapsible 'A', which was lashed to the roof of Captain Smith's cabin on the starboard side of the first funnel.
		William McMaster Murdoch R.N.R. A native of Dalbeattie, when on her maiden voyage, the 'R.M.S. Titanic' of which he was First Officer collided with an iceberg and sank, and 825 of her passengers, and 688 of her crew, including Lieutenant Murdoch, perished.
	www.titanic-titanic.com /william_murdoch.shtml (1334 words)

	William McMaster Murdoch : by Mark Garfien
		Murdoch, unperturbed as always, had not moved the wheel an inch thus avoiding a collision with a sailing ship in which a change of course into any direction would have inevitably resulted.
		It was Murdoch's fifth maiden voyage (and the fourth as senior officer plus the third with Edward John Smith in command and the second of a ship of the Olympic class, the Olympic class consisted of the ships Olympic, Titanic, and her sister the Gigantic, renamed the Britannic after the loss of the Titanic.
		Murdoch's death will forever remain a mystery, some say he was washed off the deck while trying to launch collapsible "A", but others say that he committed suicide after shooting two passengers, who were trying to charge a lifeboat.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/5424 (2211 words)

	Dalbeattie Town History - 'RMS Titanic' - Life of William McMaster Murdoch
		Murdoch was transferred to the liner 'Celtic' on the 28th January 1904 for her voyage on the 30th between Liverpool and New York.
		Murdoch is known to have been on her for eight months and at least as many voyages, all on the same run.
		Murdoch had eleven voyages aboard her as Second Officer, then was appointed as First Officer for a trip before he left in the February of 1906 for the 'Cedric'.
	www.dalbeattie.com /titanic/wmmlifea.htm (1497 words)

	William McMaster Murdoch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lieutenant William McMaster Murdoch RNR (February 28, 1873 - April 15, 1912) was RMS Titanic's First Officer, and was one of more than 1,500 people who died when the luxury liner sank in the Atlantic in 1912.
		Murdoch was educated first at the old Dalbeattie Primary School in High Street, and then at the High School in Alpine Street until he gained his diploma in 1887.
		Murdoch was the officer in charge at the bridge when the Titanic struck the iceberg on April 14, 1912.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_McMaster_Murdoch (1316 words)

	Dalbeattie Town History - 'RMS Titanic' - Life of William McMaster Murdoch
		William McMaster Murdoch was born on 28th February 1873 at No.3 'Sunnyside', Barr Hill, Dalbeattie, the fourth son of Captain Samuel Murdoch and Jane (or 'Jeannie') Muirhead, six of whose children survived infancy.
		His uncle, another William Murdoch, drowned when the schooner 'Mary' was wrecked on Rascarrel Rocks at Auchencairn Bay in April 1906; that uncle, though retired, had agreed at the owner's request to assist the schooner's master.
		Murdoch may have served aboard her again as a First Officer, and was trained as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve.
	www.dalbeattie.com /titanic/wmmlife.htm (1407 words)

	William McMaster Murdoch Biography
		William M. Murdoch was born on February 28, 1873 in Dalbeattie Scotland making him a SCOTSman NOT a SCOTCHMAN* He was the fourth of six children to Captain Samuel Murdoch and Jan "Jeannie" Muirhead-Murdoch.
		On the night of the sinking Murdoch was the officer of the watch from 20.00-00.00 6th officer Moody and 4th officer Boxhall were the junior officers on at the time.
		Murdoch relieved Lightoller at 20.00, while they were chatting as Murdoch's eyes adjusted to the dark.
	www.geocities.com /ancient_wonderer/bio_murdoch.html (624 words)

	TITANIC \| Journey to Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Murdoch family was to lose many of its men in twelve horrifying years, drowned at sea in performance of their duties.
		William's career between 1896 and 1901 is rather fragmentary, but the shipping records show that from 3rd April 1897 to 2nd May 1899 that he was First Mate (First Officer) aboard the J.Joyce and Co. steel four-masted barque 'Lydgate', a 2,534 tonner.
		As William Murdoch was such a modest man that Stanley Lord had not realised what rank this other officer held, and thought him to be another apprentice.
	www.freewebs.com /titanicdisaster/mrmurdoch.htm (1280 words)

	TitanicFirst Officer William M
		In the film, Murdoch, played by Ewan Stewart, the son of the late Scottish entertainer Andy Stewart, is portrayed as a coward, who in one scene accepted a cash bribe to ensure a male passenger room on a lifeboat.
		Murdoch was born on the 28 February 1873.
		Murdoch has been cruelly portrayed in the film but at least readers of The Urlar can be assured that Lieutenant William McMaster Murdoch - the First Officer of the Titanic lived and died a hero and is remembered as such in his hometown of Dalbeattie.
	www.clan-macpherson.org /titanic.htm (891 words)

	Titanic Memorial to William Murdoch, Dalbeattie
		Titanic's First Officer, William McMaster Murdoch, was lost in the disaster, but to ensure that he was never forgotten, this plaque was dedicated to him in his home town of Dalbeattie, Scotland.
		DISPLAYED BY WILLIAM McMASTER MURDOCH R.N.R. The Oscar-sweeping Hollywood movie showed the Titanic's first officer, William Murdoch, taking a bribe, shooting a third-class passenger who tried to fight his way into a lifeboat and then turning his gun on himself.
		The official inquiry showed that third-class passengers had not been prevented from leaving their quarters and suggested that many were reluctant to leave, believing the ship to be unsinkable.
	www.titanic-titanic.com /titanic_memorial-william_murdoch.shtml (484 words)

	The Officers of the R
		William McMaster Murdoch held the official rank of Chief Officer.
		Murdoch took over my Duties as First, I stepped back on Blair's (The then Second Officer David, 'Davie' Blair) toes as second and picked up the many threads of his job whilst, he, luckily for him as it turned out, was left behind.
		The were extremely complimentary to each other, William's levity and common sense and Charles' fondness of practical jokes and merriment, which no doubt in some instances William joined in too.
	timanic1912.tripod.com /The.html (379 words)

	The Ships of William Murdoch
		William Murdoch, son of a Scottish merchant marine captain, is best known for his role in the sinking of the Titanic.
		The Ships of William Murdoch is presented as a tribute to his career and to the man who sailed them.
		William Murdoch's Fleet Pictures of the ships from his career.
	www.angelfire.com /ns2/murdochfleet (286 words)

	Mr William McMaster Murdoch
		Mr William McMaster Murdoch, 39, was born on 28th February, 1873 at "Sunnyside", Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Scotland, the fourth son of Samual Murdoch and Jane 'Jeannie' Muirhead.
		Murdoch joined the White Star after serving on sailing vessels.
		Murdoch was on the bridge at the time of the collision.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /biography/1360 (225 words)

	Treachery on the Titanic
		Murdoch was on the bridge when the iceberg was sighted and ordered the engines full astern and the helm hard astarboard to try to steer to the left of the iceberg.
		Murdoch took charge of loading the lifeboats on the starboard side of the ship.
		Further details of Murdoch's whereabouts during the sinking are unclear.
	www.historyonthenet.com /Titanictreasure/williammurdoch.htm (89 words)

	Some famous Murdochs
		For the next 60 years Murdoch was on the stage irregularly, yet he managed to establish a reputation and was highly regarded during the 19th century as both a tragedian and a comedian.
		The novels illustrate Murdoch's conviction that although human beings think they are free to exercise rational control over their lives and behaviour, they are actually at the mercy of the unconscious mind, the determining effects of society at large, and other, more inhuman, forces.
		Among Murdoch's diverse publications were a number of more conventional and respected newspapers, such as The Times of London and the Sunday Times (both acquired in 1981) and the Australian (a national daily that he established in 1964).
	www.strathearn.com /clan-murdoch/mu_history4.html (1823 words)

	TITANIC \| Journey to Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In fact, Murdoch lost his life trying to save as many passengers and crew as he could, and was probably dragged down by the ship as she sank.
		Ernie Robinson and Samuel Scott Murdoch are of the opinion that the binoculars available to the lookouts were not the wide lensed 'night glasses', but were of a narrower lens, more suitable for use in daylight after a ship or other hazard had been spotted by eye.
		Murdoch was able to take a few minutes off from the preparations to write a letter to his sister Margaret Elizabeth ('Peg') on the 8th April 1912.
	www.freewebs.com /titanicdisaster/welcome.htm (3107 words)

	First Officer William McMaster Murdoch
		Mentions of William Murdoch in the BOT inquiry.
		William McMaster Murdoch was born on the 28th of February in 1873, in Dalbeattie, Scotland.
		William Murdoch was swept off the deck of the 'Titanic' by a wave he had his back to.
	www.geocities.com /titanicmanic1912/First.html (321 words)

	Chief Officer & First Officer.
		William McMaster Murdoch was in 1974 in Dalbeatie, Scotland.
		Lieutenant Murdoch was promoted to Chief Officer on board the RMS Titanic on 3rd April 1912 only to be demoted to First Officer when Lieutenant Henry Wilde was drafted as Chief.
		Lieutenant Murdoch was Officer Of The Watch (OOW)on the 14th April 1912.
	members.tripod.com /~TitanicMaster/Officers.html (392 words)

	Reader points out historical distortion in "Titanic" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Murdoch did his utmost to save the liner when collision was imminent, but the iceberg when spotted was far too near for him to steer clear of her at her high speed.
		Following the collision, William Murdoch took action to save lives and in fact 55% of those saved were aboard those lifeboats of which he supervised the loading and lowering.
		The recent visit of Scott Neeson of 20th Century Fox did go part-way to an apology, but the disgraceful portrayal of William Murdoch is being spread throughout the world.
	www.wsws.org /correspo/1998/may1998/re-m20.shtml (249 words)

	murdoch family information - William McMaster Murdoch
		Lieutenant William McMaster Murdoch was born on 28th February, 1873 at 'Sunnyside,' Dalbeattie.
		Ada was born on the 28th of Dec 1873 and died on the 21st of April 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
		The Murdoch's are related to Glencaple, Dumfriesshire and Liverpool ship-owners, Lowden and Edgar and JandJ Rae through marriage and also related to Captain Thompson, Wilson, Cumming, Thorburn, Halliday, McMaster and Gibson.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /clan.murdoch/williammcmastermurdoch.htm (469 words)

	Give the Dead Their Due - washingtonpost.com
		Without legal protection, such figures are subject to all matter of creative revisionism, and their families must live with whatever name and reputation they have left once the scriptwriters and biographers are done.
		However, not only was no one known to have been shot that night, but survivors identified Murdoch as one of the great heroes of the tragedy -- giving his lifejacket to a passenger and then remaining on board to drown.
		But Murdoch and Baer were long dead, so their reputations rested entirely on the self-imposed decency of the writers and directors -- and in Hollywood, that means they were cinematic chum.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/15/AR2006091500999_pf.html (1365 words)

	EG Net - For Kids
		Murdoch took control and gave instructions after the iceberg was spotted "hard to starboard, engines full astern".
		Murdoch reported the news to Smith, and told him he had closed the water tight doors.
		Moody was on duty with First Officer Murdoch in Titanic's wheelhouse and it was he who received the report from Titanic's lookouts of the iceberg ahead and relayed that information to First Officer Murdoch.
	www.egnet.co.uk /kids/titanicaboutthecrew.php (1545 words)

	Photo Gallery Of The RMS-
		First Officer William McMaster Murdoch was born on February 28th, 1873 in Dalbeattie in Dumfries, Scotland.
		First Officer William McMaster Murdoch was on the bridge of the Titanic at the time of the collision.
		William O'Loughlin (Titanic's Surgeon), Dr. Edward Simpson (Titanic's Assistant Surgeon), Purser Reginald Barker and Second Officer Herbert Lightoller.
	www.angelfire.com /al3/rmstitanic/crew.html (1628 words)

	Back to Titanic: Historical Info: People: Crew: Murdoch, William McMaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Murdoch joined White Star after serving on sailin vessels.
		Murdoch was on the bridge at the time of the collision and worked hard to free the lifeboats.
		He died in the sinking and his body was never found.
	www.back-to-titanic.com /hist/people/crew/murdoch_w.shtml?N=D (179 words)

	www.william-mcmaster-murdoch.org RESEARCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Right from the beginning my heart was with the officers, however, my special interest in Murdoch started only that fateful night while working on that paper.
		The driving force behind my research was to find out Murdoch's background - what kind of experiences he had gained, what qualified him for becoming Titanic's 1st officer and what kind of man he had been.
		To build up a general knowledge on seafaring and British society in Murdoch's lifetime, I relied on autobiographies of sailors from that age and books on society.
	www.william-mcmaster-murdoch.org /research.htm (265 words)

	TitanicBookSite.com: Susanne Störmer
		Such were the challenges faced by this author in attempting to bring William McMaster Murdoch to life.
		I think she has developed one version, but not necessarily the only version of who Murdoch was, and what drove the man. The strength of this book is that she gives the reader both the facts she has documented, and then her interpretation of those facts.
		Scattered throughout are many wonderful photographs of Murdoch during his career, and of many of the places he visited during his voyages.
	www.titanicbooksite.com /stormersusanne.html (1372 words)

	Dalbeattie Town History - Murdoch of the 'Titanic'
		Second Wireless Operator Harold Bride, and passenger Archibald Gracie, both also saw Murdoch trying to free a collapsible boat to rescue more of the crew and passengers when he was swept away.
		William Murdoch's heroic actions were those of a reasonable and honourable seaman.
		Despite a donation made by 20th Century Fox to the School on the 15th April 1998, The Murdoch Memorial Fund supporting this Prize still needs to be increased and the account administered by the Board of Governors remains open for donations.
	www.dalbeattie.com /titanic/index.htm (476 words)

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