The Career of William Murdoch
Sailing Ships
| Ship | Dates Sailed | Destination/ Other information |
Notable Titanic and other shipmates |
| Charles Cotesworth |
Jul. 31, 1888
to Sept. 30, 1892 |
To West coasts of North and South America. |
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| Inquique |
Aug. 9, 1895
to ? |
To Australia, South America, and Rotterdam. |
Capt. S. Murdoch, father |
| St. Cuthbert |
May 16, 1895
to July 29, 1896 |
To Mauritius and Newport, Wales. |
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| Lydgate |
Apr. 3, 1897 to May 2, 1899 |
America to China and Antwerp. One voyage from Portland, Oregon to Taku, China. |
Steam Ships
| Ship | Dates sailed | Destination/ Other Information |
Notable Titanic and other shipmates |
| Medic | ? to Sept. 1900 | To Australia. |
C.H. Lightoller |
| Runic (II?) | June 1901 to June 1903 5 round trips | To Australia. | |
| Arabic |
June 25, 1903 to June 26, 1903 4 voyages. For maiden voyage. |
North Atlantic. | C.H. Lightoller |
| Celtic (II?) |
? 1904 to 8 voyages
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| Germanic |
Sept. 1904 to ? 2 voyages |
Southampton to New York. | |
| Oceanic (II?) |
Jan. 1905 to Dec. 1905 12 voyages |
D. Blair, C.H. Lightoller, J.G.Boxhall, and H.T. Wilde |
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| Cedric |
Feb. 1906 to Mar. 1906 2 voyages
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| Oceanic (II?) again |
Apr. 1906 to (May have had some of the Dec. 1906 above.)
8 voyages |
Missed 1 voyage for the death of his older brother James, who had passed away on Nov. 11, 1906 at the age of 39. This was the same age William died at. | |
| Adriatic |
May 1907 to ? For maiden voyage. |
Liverpool to New York.
Missed 1 voyage to marry Ada Banks on Sept. 2, 1907. He returned to service on Sept. 23, 1907.
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| Olympic |
May
1911 to For maiden voyage |
Capt. Smith, H.T. Wilde, H.W. McElroy, and W.F.N. O’Laughlin |
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| Titanic |
Mar. 1912 to Apr. 1912 For maiden voyage. |
Southampton to New York. |