Titanic is a word which originates from Greek mythology. They were giants known for their great size and force, but were eventually overthrown by the Olympian Gods. The word means in English nowadays, "of, relating to, or held to have characteristics of the Titans", or marked by very great size. Titanic was just the sort of name White Star Line was seeking for.



Titanic



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From the Maritime Heritage collection of the Archieve Department of Harland & Wolff. Queens Island, Belfast, BT3 9D4, N. Ireland.

They are also the keepers of a large and comprehensive range of archieve information.
A large number of prints, plans and other related items are available on request.

Since 1861 over 1700 ships and marine structures have been build by H&W. From offshore structures huge oil-tankers, sophesticated navelships and luxurious cruise liners saw daylight. An impressive number of ships for the HAL (Holland America Line) and liners for the East and West Indies were build in Belfast by Harland & Wolff. One of them "De Statendam" sailed with Britannic both designated as hospital ships in the Dardanelles Services.
Applications for the gasindustry as well as deep water equipment have been contructed. Nowadays H&W is established as a major constructor of the offshore oil shipbuilding and heavy industry and is a member of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA. They also claim that their people are the most valuable asset in the company, which nobody will deny!


The famous huge yellow Goliath cranes "Samson", "Goliath" each of which is capable of lifting up to 840 tons, towering over Harland and Wolff's shipyard visible from all directions around Belfast.
The home of Titanic is still there and traffic cruising on Moterway M2 will be often amazed by the size of it and it will become obvious how they were able to build ships of that size. At the time of building Titanic they were employing 15000 people.
From the air, approaching Belfast International airport Aldergrove, the site on Queens Island is marked by them.

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