Olympic’s keel, yard No. 400, was laid towards the end of 1908, and just over three months later, the keel of Titanic , No. 401, was laid alongside, under the massive Arrol Gantry at Harland & Wolff’s yard in Belfast. With a construction period of about three years, the two liners’ massive hulls became almost a part of the skyline on the …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1874 Maiden Voyage: Gross Tonnage: 5,008 tons Length: 455ft Beam: 45.2ft Decks: 2 Funnels: 2 Masts: 4 Propellers: 1 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder tandem compound Boilers: 8 Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 220 first class, 1,500 third class Sister Ships: Britannic I Germanic was laid down at Harland and Wolff’s Belfast Yard in 1874, and was the younger sister vessel of Britannic …
Builder: John Scott & Co., Kinghorn, Fife Yard No.: Launched: Maiden Voyage: Gross Tonnage: 461 tons Length: 150ft. Beam: 28.2 ft. Decks: 1 Funnels: 1 Masts: Paddles: 2 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder compound Boilers: Speed: Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 1,200 passengers Sister Ships: Built as the Birkenhead by John Scott & Co. of Fife in 1894, she operated as a ferry around Liverpool until …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1911 Maiden Voyage: 1911 Liverpool – Wellington Gross Tonnage: 8,090 tons Length: 477.5ft Beam: 63.1ft Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x four cylinder quadruple expansion Boilers: 2 double + 3 single Speed: 13 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 6 first class, 1,000 steerage, 5 refrigerated holds Sister Ships: Zealandic was the last ship built by Harland and Wolff to …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 270 Launched: 23rd September, 1893 Maiden Voyage: 12th January, 1894 Liverpool – New York Gross Tonnage: 8,301 tons Length: 523 ft Beam: 60 ft Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x triple expansion engines Boilers: Speed: 13 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 1,000 head of cattle Sister Ships: N/A Cevic was a livestock carrier built at the Belfast yard of Harland …