Bob,as you can see from the above photos #5 & #6 there are two construction lines above & below the name.
These lines,along with a frame # would be supplied to the plater to enable him to position a full size template to mark the name in the desired spot.
As in all building & construction there are agreed stage payment dates set out.In which case if the plating dept are dragging their feet then to meet the schedule the plate would go up without the name,shell plating completed & stage payment made.The launch date & time was paramount.This was dictated by the tide,that waits for nobody.To get the stage payments in perspective.I spent some time in H&W's planning & work preparation (hull) dept.A famous statement by the then head of that dept,a Mr Frank Durrschmidt,from the USofA."IF WE CAN BRING THE DELIVERY DATE OF ONE BOAT FORWARD BY ONE DAY,THE MONIES SAVED WILL PAY THIS DEPT'S WAGES FOR THE NEXT YEAR".In which case the name could be added at anytime.But it was desirable to have as much work done on the ground,cheaper, quicker & safer.From information acquired on ET,I am lead to believe "olympic" was involved in a shunt,men were taken off titanic to carry out repairs.This in turn would've put brittanic's schedule out the window & it would be catch-up time,overtime all round.
regards.
dw