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Yard Number 401 Construction

Canada · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1909Date range
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Chronological records

1909

William James Pirrie1909

Belfast · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Harland and Wolff begins building Titanic as Yard Number 401 under Pirrie's chairmanship.

Names involved

William James Pirrie

Provenance

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