William Thomas Turner | |
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![]() Turner as captain of RMS Aquitania, 1914 | |
Born | Liverpool, England | 23 October 1856
Died | 23 June 1933 Great Crosby, Lancashire, England | (aged 76)
Occupation | Ship captain |
Years active | 1864–1919 |
Employer | Cunard Line |
Known for | Master of RMS Lusitania |
Spouse |
Alice Elizabeth Hitching
(m. 1883; separation 1903) |
Partner | Mabel Every (1908–1933) |
Children | 2 |
Captain William Thomas Turner OBE RNR (23 October 1856 – 23 June 1933) was a British merchant captain. He is best known as the captain of RMS Lusitania when she was sunk by a German torpedo in May 1915.[1][2]
Captain William Turner was one of the few officers saved when the Lusitania of the Cunard Line was torpedoed by a German sub marine and sank off the ...