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Thompson Graving/Dry Dock (Belfast)

United Kingdom / Northern Ireland / Belfast
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Built for the Olympic Class ships, Olympic{first used April 1911}, Titanic{February 3 1912}, Britannic. Used for final outfitting of the ships. Named after Robert Thompson who was Chairman of the Harbor Commission at the time. Watch film of Titanic entering dry dock at www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic_film.html

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Coordinates:   54°36'54"N   5°54'2"W

Comments

  • ChingChangChong (guest)
    LUNCHED??? So the Titanic had it's final meal in here did it??? lol! Apparently it wasn't built here - boats don't get built in DRY-DOCK!!!
  • forrestgumprocks (guest)
    heis right ships get built in slipways
  • John (guest)
    I see the keel blocks were left in place from the last ship that used the graving dock. Any idea when the Thompson Graving dock was last used?
  • John (guest)
    For what it's worth, most ships today are built in Dry Dock and floated out upon completion...Queen Mary 2 for example.
  • mike (guest)
    Titanic's skeleton was built in a gantry about a block away. She was then moved to this dry dock where they installed her engines, interiors, wiring, funnels, etc.
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