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Blow to UK shipbuilding hopes as Harland & Wolff declares itself insolvent https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/16/belfast-shipyard-owner-harland-wolff-to-enter-administration

On 20 July 1899, just a few months before his death (see News from 1899: Death of Thomas H. Ismay), Thomas Ismay was awarded the freedom of the City of Belfast and became its second Honorary Burgess, the first having been William Pirrie a year earlier. The Belfast News-Letter of 21 July (Belfast...

Hello, Does anyone know what Harland and Wolff do after the news of the sinking reached Belfast. I understand that they closed the shipyard for the day but I presume more things would have been done to remember the sinking

Found his framed photo in an antique shop in NJ in the early 80's (1980-1982) measures about 14" x 6" Any help identifying this would be appreciated. I have not been able to find another similar image. Thank you

Maritime Belfast Trust, the charity responsible for promoting and preserving Belfast’s maritime heritage, has launched Where Belfast Begins, Maritime Belfast Story. A story plan which is a framework for anyone who has an interest in developing the city’s waterfront and Maritime Mile. It is...

Belfast Harbour might be located at the edge of the city - but in all the ways that matter, it's the city's heart. It's the foundation on which Belfast's economy was built. Initially, it was a hub for domestic and international trade, though it later became home to one of Northern Ireland's...

Harland & Wolff may be best known as the builder of the ill-fated transatlantic liner RMS Titanic, but these days its sights are set on somewhat different markets. It has just been awarded an initial contract worth approximately GBP 8.5 million (about $10.7 million) by Cory Group. The contract...

Tuesday marks the 111-year anniversary of the day the ill-fated liner RMS Titanic rolled down the slipway in Belfast and touched the water for the first time. The launch of the Titanic at the Harland and Wolff shipyards in 1911 was watched by a reported 100,000 at the city’s docklands at...

An interesting and graphic account of some of the outstanding incidents which occurred on board the Titanic after the gigantic liner collided with an iceberg was given to one of the News Letter’s representatives during this week in 1912 by a Miss M Sloan, who had been stewardess on the ill-fated...

It is 110 years to the day since the Belfast-built set sail on its disastrous maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Key facts on Titanic and Belfast

One of only six life jackets remaining from the Titanic has gone on display at the Titanic Belfast museum to commemorate the 110th anniversary of its sinking...

FLUTTERING kites and hot air balloons marked the 10th anniversary of Titanic Belfast at the famous slipways on Saturday. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/fun-in-the-air-for-10-years-of-titanic-belfast-41514666.html

Let your heart go on, and experience the somber story of the Titanic like never seen before in this photo exhibition https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/ship-of-dreams-titanic-belfast-celebrates-milestone-with-photography-exhibition

The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Titanic museum in Belfast where she was given a tour of the exhibition before greeting members of the public outside.

A special photographic exhibition has been launched to mark the 10th birthday of Titanic Belfast. https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2022/03/17/news/special-photographic-exhibition-to-mark-10th-anniversary-of-titanic-belfast-2616568/

What are the facts about Titanics sea trials examining her course and speed prior to arrival in Southampton.... Titanica! Mon, 01 Nov 2021 https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-voyage-belfast-southampton-april-2nd.html

Hello everyone, I know, thanks to several Belfast maps, that the Victoria channel was widened after 1912, but before 1919. During the First World War, I recall that warships were built by H&W in Belfast. Perhaps the widening was sped up as they needed a wider channel ? Anyway, do you know when...

Hello everyone, I am doing researches regarding the first week of March 1912. The Olympic arrived in Belfast on the evening of the 1st of March because she lost a propeller blade one week before, on February 24th 1912 and needed repairs. At the same time, the Titanic was still being outfitted...

31st May 1911 saw both the launch of the Titanic and the departure from Belfast of the Olympic... The Shipbuilder Wed, 00 Jun 1911 http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/trials-of-the-olympic-and-departure-from-belfast.html

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can provide information as to what the large hanging structure attached to Titanic's starboard bow is, in the footage of her entering the graving dock in Belfast (the only known moving pictures of the ship on the surface)? Seems to be a large block attached to...