Synopsis
Since the disaster in 1912, one area of the Titanic story has been overlooked. That place is Belfast, the city of her birth. This book details the events in Belfast from the time of Titanic's conception and laying of her keel to the time when Belfast and Ulster mourned the loss of loved ones on the ship's only voyage.
From the Author
Titanic Belfast's own finally puts Belfast on the map.This book started over 6 years ago as a research project, Harland and Wolff allowed me access to their records, which had lain undisturbed since 1912. A great deal of research went into the local Ulster people who sailed on the ship and whose lives were touched by the disaster.This book finally puts Belfast on the map as far as the story of Titanic is concerned, by telling the story of how Titanic affected the people and also the outpouring of grief after the disaster.Many new photographs and documents are reproduced in this book, including Lord Pirrie's letter of document disposal and a new photograph of Thomas Andrews the designer of the Titanic.