R.M.S.
TITANIC
The RMS Titanic leaving Belfast for sea trials, April 2, 1912
Northern Ireland's Most Famous Ship.
Situated at the bottom of the Newtownards Road in east Belfast, this Mural shows the Belfast connection with the famous ship.
The RMS Titanic was a British Olympic class passenger liner that became famous for her collision with an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and dramatic sinking on 15 April 1912. The second of a trio of superliners, Titanic and her sisters were designed to provide a three-ship weekly express service and dominate the transatlantic travel business for the White Star Line.
Built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time of her sinking. During Titanic's maiden voyage (from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France, then onto Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland and finally New York City), she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) on Sunday 14 April 1912, sinking two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 on Monday 15 April, having broken into two pieces at the aft expansion joint.
HERE IS A GOSPEL TRACT ON THE TITANIC THEME.
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