The Laying of Titanic’s Keel - Encyclopedia Titanica
WEBThe People, Sunday March 28, 1909: The keel of the Titanic, the second of the two 45,000-ton steamers which Messrs. Harland and Wolff are constructing for the White Star Line, has just been laid at Belfast.
A Titanic Tour: From the Keel Plates up - Titanic Connections
WEBOn 31 March, 1909, the first plates of Titanic’s keel were laid in Slipway No. 3 at Harland & Wolff in Belfast. The keel-laying is the first event in the life of a new ship.
Titanic - Wikipedia
WEBRMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank on 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States.
Titanic Construction & Design Information
WEBTitanic’s construction begins. Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyards were a hive of activity. Construction of the Titanic began on March 31, 1909, when designer Thomas Andrews laid the first keel plate in the Harland & Wolff Shipyards Belfast, Ireland.
Olympic & Titanic : Building of the Hulls - Encyclopedia Titanica
WEBThe keel was laid on the 31st March, 1909, or about three months after the Olympic was commenced. By the 15th May following the Titanic was framed to the height of the double bottom, and was fully framed on the 6th April, 1910
KEEL - Encyclopedia Titanica
WEBTHE MYSTERY OF MARCH 22, 1909 AND TITANIC’S KEEL-BLOCKS. When were Titanic's keel blocks laid....
Building the Titanic - All About The Construction • Titanic Facts
WEBThe Titanic’s construction unfolded at the Queen’s Yard of the Harland & Wolff shipyard, where it was ceremoniously launched into the Victoria Channel in Belfast Lough on 31 May 1911. The building process spanned an impressive 26 months, signifying a remarkable feat of engineering and human effort.
Titanic | History, Sinking, Rescue, Survivors, Movies, & Facts
WEB4 days ago — On March 31, 1909, some three months after work began on the Olympic, the keel was laid for the Titanic. The two ships were built side by side in a specially constructed gantry that could accommodate their unprecedented size.
The Secret of How the Titanic Sank - U.S. News & World Report
WEBSep 25, 2008 — The Titanic left Queenstown harbor and sank while en route to the United States. For decades after the disaster, there was little doubt about what sank the Titanic. When the "unsinkable" ship,...
Construction in Belfast – British Titanic Society
WEBBuilt in Belfast at the Harland & Wolff shipyards, Titanic’s keel was laid on the 31st March 1909, with her launch on 31st May 1911. Her fitting out was interrupted twice by visits from her sister the Olympic following a collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, and the loss of a propeller blade in the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. The ...