Photograph of Olympic and Titanic

[Manon Caillard]

Hello all,

I visited the Titanic Belfast Museum recently and saw a picture I had never seen before.
Its caption reads "Extension of slips in the north yard." "The Titanic is on the left and the Olympic is on the right."

But there are 3 ships in the picture: which one is which?

Could anyone provide me with more information about this photograph, please?

Cheers,
Manon

 

[Thomas Krom]

Here is the full picture (H1228), the picture shows the demolishing of the North Yard to make way for the Arrol Gantry. The keel of the Olympic and Titanic weren't even laid yet, so they are not on it. The picture was taken in late-1907 or early-1908, the two ships in the background are the SS Pericles (left) and the RMS Asturias (right). The ship on the slipway is the either the SS Rotterdam or the SS Lapland (I can't make out if it is slipway number 3 or 2).

 

[Manon Caillard]

Thank you very much, Thomas!