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An Apollonaut travel guide
The place behind the story.
A shipyard, a ship and a building on her slipways offer several ways into the story told at Titanic Belfast.
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The Harland & Wolff shipyard
Titanic Belfast stands on the former Harland & Wolff shipyard on Queen’s Island, where Titanic and her sister Olympic were built side by side between 1909 and 1911.
Nearby heritage includes the company’s former headquarters and drawing offices, and SS Nomadic, the last White Star Line vessel, in the Hamilton Graving Dock.
A story of loss
Titanic sank on 15 April 1912, on her maiden voyage, after striking an iceberg; more than 1,500 of the people on board died.
The galleries tell that story alongside the city that built the ship, and it deserves to be met with care.
A building on the slipways
Titanic Belfast opened on 31 March 2012. Its prow is angled down the middle of the Titanic and Olympic slipways towards the River Lagan, and it is as tall as Titanic’s hull.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
