1908
Olympic Class Naval Architecture
Directs naval architecture work that shapes Titanic and her sister Olympic.
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Alexander Carlisle
Harland and Wolff naval architect involved in Olympic-class design. This page combines historical context with 8 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Titanic archive.
Historical context
Alexander Carlisle: overview and significance
What happened?
Alexander Carlisle held a senior design role at Harland and Wolff and contributed to the Olympic-class liners, including general arrangements and lifeboat-related planning.
Why was it important?
Carlisle's involvement placed him close to design decisions later discussed in the inquiries, particularly questions about safety arrangements and lifeboat capacity.
World History Database records
Alexander Carlisle timeline
The records below are selected from the 241-record RMS Titanic archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1908
1908
Titanic Design Supervision
Supervises major design work for the Olympic-class liners at Harland and Wolff.
1908
Titanic Safety Arrangement Design
Works on watertight subdivision, lifeboat arrangements and other safety features incorporated into the Olympic-class design.
1909
1909
Titanic Hull Design
Oversees design principles used while Titanic's steel hull takes shape in Belfast.
1910
1910
Retirement from Harland and Wolff
Retires from Harland and Wolff after contributing to the design of Olympic and Titanic.
1910
Titanic General Arrangement Review
Reviews Olympic-class general arrangements and safety features during Titanic's design development before retiring from Harland and Wolff.
1910
Titanic Lifeboat Davit Planning
Works on lifeboat and davit arrangements for the Olympic-class design while serving at Harland and Wolff.
1912
1912 19th June
British Inquiry Design Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about Titanic's design, lifeboat arrangements and shipbuilding practice.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Titanic records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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