1907
Olympic Class Planning
Works with White Star leadership on plans for a new generation of large Atlantic liners.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Belfast in Ireland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Works with White Star leadership on plans for a new generation of large Atlantic liners.
Directs naval architecture work that shapes Titanic and her sister Olympic.
Works on detailed design development for Titanic under Harland and Wolff management.
Supervises major design work for the Olympic-class liners at Harland and Wolff.
Works on watertight subdivision, lifeboat arrangements and other safety features incorporated into the Olympic-class design.
Inspects construction work as Titanic's hull rises on Slipway Number 3.
Supervises detailed drawing-office work as Titanic's design is translated into construction plans.
Oversees design principles used while Titanic's steel hull takes shape in Belfast.
Helps oversee preparations for construction of Harland and Wolff Yard Number 401.
Titanic's keel is laid at Harland and Wolff, beginning construction of Yard Number 401.
Retires from Harland and Wolff after contributing to the design of Olympic and Titanic.
Reviews Olympic-class general arrangements and safety features during Titanic's design development before retiring from Harland and Wolff.
Reviews internal arrangements and technical details during Titanic's construction.
Works on lifeboat and davit arrangements for the Olympic-class design while serving at Harland and Wolff.
Oversees fitting-out work after Titanic's launch, including machinery, interiors and shipboard systems.
Witnesses the completed hull enter the water before the fitting-out phase begins.
Leads Harland and Wolff's Guarantee Group aboard Titanic to monitor systems and correct defects.
Inspects Titanic during the final fitting-out period before sea trials and delivery.
Titanic is completed and handed over to White Star Line after her sea trials.
Meets Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill in a significant step toward improved cross-border relations.
Tries to make the constitution more attractive to the Northern Irish Protestants. Signs an agreement in Belfast with Thatcher. Helps setup an Inter-Government Conference of ministers for a say in Northern Ireland
Tries to make the constitution more attractive to the Northern Irish Protestants
Major & Bruton present a 37 page peace guide at a press conference in Belfast
Helps conclude the Good Friday Agreement after intensive multi-party and British-Irish negotiations.
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