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| The Titanic Belfast exhibit was built on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard where the Titanic was constructed. The original slipways (ramps to launch ships) and graving docks (dry docks) remain. |
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My Heart Will Go On... |
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| The sterling silver loving cup presented by Titanic survivor Molly Brown to Arthur Rostron, captain of rescue ship Carpathia, sold for $200,000 at auction in 2015. Here's where it ended up! |
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Monarchs of the Sea refers to Cunard’s sister ships, Lusitania and Mauretania, which dominated the transatlantic route before World War I. Mauretania held the Blue Riband for speed for many years. During WWI she became a troop and hospital ship. Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat in 1915. |
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| The Titanic was powered by steam from burning coal in 29 massive Scotch marine boilers in 6 boiler rooms. The boilers were so heavy they largely remained intact in the wreck, even as the ship broke apart. |
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SS Nomadic is the last White Star Line vessel in existence! Launched in 1911, she was a tender, transferring passengers and mail to/from the Olympic and Titanic. |
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What a glorious experience to lunch in the Titanic Hotel in the former headquarters of Harland & Wolff, famous for building
the majority of the ocean liners for White Star Lines in the early 20th century—including the trio Olympic, Titanic and Britannic. The restaurant is named Drawing Office 2 and you can see from where it gets its name! |
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