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SS Delphic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line, built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast and completed on 15 May 1897. [1] She was assigned to the New Zealand route. She was a fairly slow ship primarily intended for transporting emigrants and goods to New Zealand.
Harland & Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland (1831-1895) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913) who moved to England aged 15, and then to Ireland in 1857. In 1858 Harland, then general manager, bought the small shipyard on Queen's Island from his employer Robert Hickson.
Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, PC (8 July 1854 – 6 March 1926) brother-in-law to Viscount Pirrie, was one of the men involved with designing the Olympic-class ocean liners in the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff. His main area of responsibility was the ships' safety systems such as the watertight compartments and lifeboats. [1]
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The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland & Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914–1963) and Greenock (1920–1928) in Scotland. The 1,600 ships are listed in order of the date of ...
At Harland and Wolff, Andrews began with three months in the joiners' shop, followed by a month in the cabinetmakers' and then a further two months working on the ships. The last eighteen months of his five-year apprenticeship were spent in the drawing office. Andrews worked tirelessly during the day and continued his studies in the evening hours.
Harland and Wolff, a British heavy engineering company specializing in shipbuilding and bridge construction; Harland & Wolff Welders F.C., a Northern Irish football club; John H. Harland Company, a USA-based Check printing company
Lord Kylsant, who was also the owner of the Harland & Wolff shipyards in Belfast, decided to have the planned ship built there. Studies for the planned construction were carried out over many months. Digital drawing of the planned ocean liner RMMV Oceanic. On 14 April 1927, construction of a fleetmate Britannic began in Harland & Wolff.