Olympic Class Strategy
Supports plans for liners emphasizing scale, comfort and accommodation rather than a pure speed contest.
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Titanic Design and Construction
Harland and Wolff, Yard Number 401 and the design, construction, fitting-out and technical development of Titanic.
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1907–1912Year span
Archive records
These records are rendered directly from the current World History Database Titanic archive. The unrelated 2003 Edmund Hillary row remains excluded from the Titanic collection.
Olympic Class Planning
Works with White Star leadership on plans for a new generation of large Atlantic liners.
Olympic Class Construction Programme
Directs Harland and Wolff's programme to construct the Olympic-class liners for White Star Line.
Titanic Design Calculations
Assists the Harland and Wolff design team with naval architecture and structural calculations.
Olympic Class Building Programme
Supports the decision to build Olympic-class liners, including Titanic, for White Star Line's North Atlantic service.
Olympic Class Naval Architecture
Directs naval architecture work that shapes Titanic and her sister Olympic.
Titanic Design Supervision
Supervises major design work for the Olympic-class liners at Harland and Wolff.
Titanic Safety Arrangement Design
Works on watertight subdivision, lifeboat arrangements and other safety features incorporated into the Olympic-class design.
Titanic Design Development
Works on detailed design development for Titanic under Harland and Wolff management.
Olympic Class Yard Expansion
Authorizes major expansion of the Belfast yard so ships of the unprecedented Olympic-class dimensions can be constructed.
Arrol Gantry Construction Programme
Supports erection of the massive gantry structure needed to build the Olympic-class hulls at the Belfast yard.
Titanic Keel Laid
Titanic's keel is laid at Harland and Wolff, beginning construction of Yard Number 401.
Yard Number 401 Construction
Harland and Wolff begins building Titanic as Yard Number 401 under Pirrie's chairmanship.
Titanic Hull Design
Oversees design principles used while Titanic's steel hull takes shape in Belfast.
Titanic Construction Inspection
Inspects construction work as Titanic's hull rises on Slipway Number 3.
Titanic Drawing Office Supervision
Supervises detailed drawing-office work as Titanic's design is translated into construction plans.
Titanic Keel Preparation
Helps oversee preparations for construction of Harland and Wolff Yard Number 401.
Olympic Class Fitting Supervision Plan
Plans to take close personal interest in fitting, decoration and interior arrangements as the Olympic-class ships near completion.
Titanic Structural Work
Contributes technical work to Titanic's structure while construction proceeds at Queen's Island.
Olympic Class Supervision after Carlisle Retirement
Continues overall direction of the Olympic-class programme after Alexander Carlisle retires from Harland and Wolff.
Titanic Hull Launch
Witnesses the completed hull enter the water before the fitting-out phase begins.
Olympic Delivery Attendance
Joins owner and builder representatives travelling to Olympic after Titanic's launch before Olympic departs Belfast for Liverpool.
Titanic Fitting Out Engineering
Continues technical work while Titanic is fitted out at Harland and Wolff.
Titanic Fitting Out
Oversees fitting-out work after Titanic's launch, including machinery, interiors and shipboard systems.
Titanic Completion
Harland and Wolff completes Titanic after more than three years of construction and fitting out.
Titanic Delivery Trip
Travels aboard Titanic on the delivery voyage from Belfast to Southampton.
Titanic Sea Trials Officer
Joins Titanic's officers for sea trials before the ship leaves Belfast for Southampton.
Titanic Accepted by White Star Line
White Star Line accepts Titanic after successful sea trials and completion at Belfast.
Titanic Handed Over
Titanic is completed and handed over to White Star Line after her sea trials.
Titanic Sea Trials
Joins Titanic during sea trials in Belfast Lough before the ship is handed over.
Titanic Sea Trials Command
Commands Titanic during her sea trials in Belfast Lough before the ship is accepted for service.
Titanic Sea Trials
Takes part in Titanic's sea trials, including turning-circle work and compass adjustment.
Titanic Delivery Voyage from Belfast
Travels aboard Titanic after the sea trials as the ship begins her delivery voyage from Belfast toward Southampton.
Distress Position Delivery
Carries Titanic's calculated position to the wireless room so it can be transmitted to other ships.
British Inquiry Design Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about Titanic's design, lifeboat arrangements and shipbuilding practice.
British Inquiry Structural Evidence
Explains Titanic's structure, flooding calculations and damage assumptions to the British inquiry.
Damage Extent Reconstruction
Uses technical calculations to explain how flooding across multiple compartments caused Titanic to founder.
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