S.S. Nomadic

S.S. Nomadic. White Star Line tender built by Harland & Wolff in 1911, 1,273 gt. Nomadic was used as tender in Cherbourg, initially for Titanic and Olympic and later Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, until 1968. The ship was built alongside Titanic. (Note the White Star Line buff colored funnel.) During World War I, Nomadic was used as a minesweeper and troop tender. On display at Belfast Titanic. National Register of Historic Vessels. National Historic Fleet. DSC_0189p1

Belfast City

August 10th 2017
Returning from the County Antrim coast to Belfast, the coach let us off at the Titanic Belfast museum. RMS Titanic was built in Belfast as were her sister ships Olympic and Britannic. The Harland & Wolff shipyard is still here as is the basin where Titanic was constructed. Harland & Wolff builds wind turbines today. The corners of the museum are meant to represent Ti ... read more

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