On the other hand, the Timber Trade Journal 5 would publish on September 12, 1908, that the keel-blocks for Olympic were ‘laid in position at Belfast on Wednesday afternoon.’ September 12th was a Saturday, which puts Wednesday as being the ninth. This article, however, also states that Olympic was to be driven by four propellers, two by quadruple reciprocating engines and two by turbines, which may draw into question its accuracy. To do this we will first look at what information we can gather for the Olympic’s keel-blocks being laid.Īccording to the National Gazette, as re-published in the Naval Institute Proceedings of 1908, 4 Olympic’s keel-blocks were to be laid in September of that year with its launch being planned to take place two years later in September of 1910 which actually took place in October of that year. With that, now let us look at the main theory of focus. Plus, there would be no reason to put a zero in front of the nine. Had it been a correction it would most likely have been written by the number 22 and not above the ‘Mar’, or simply the number 22 would have been crossed out and replaced. However, the ‘09’ is clearly written as being an indicator of what year March falls in (1909) - which follows suit all the other year markers listed. Nine days past the 22nd would in fact be the 31st.

One theory that has been put forward is that the ‘09’ written after the word ‘Mar’ is a correction stating that the date as written (the 22nd) is nine days off. The date of March 22nd can easily be read along with the description of ‘Keel laid – No. This picture was taken by Mark Doherty and posted in the Facebook group ‘Titanic Tech’ on October 3, 2019. Let us look at the entry for Titanic as contained in the record book and dispose of at least one other theory first. The theory that will be of focus here, is that this is the date in which Titanic’s keel-blocks 2 were laid. Titanic was purpose built by White Star Shipping to be the pride of its fleet of commercial shipping liners to meet the demand of travellers from Europe to the United States.Due to a Harland & Wolff record book 1 that gives the date of Titanic’s keel being laid as March 22nd, 1909 as opposed to the generally accepted date of March 31st, 1909, there have evolved some theories as to what this date of March 22nd is in reference to. It took one year to build the keel, the bottom beam of the ship, and the frame of the hull, the front (the bow) and the back (the stern) of the ship. It took the physical labor of more than 4,000 people to build. Harland and Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland (1831–1895) and Hamburg -born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913, in the UK from age 14).Ĭonstruction on the Titanic began in 1909 and went on for three years until 1912.

Titanic was built in Belfast by the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff. The construction of the Titanic was handled by Harland and Wolff.

The idea of the luxury liner was first conceived of in 1907, but the Titanic construction did not actually begin until Main Belfast (Ireland). When did the construction of the Titanic began? As a two-month-old baby, Dean was the youngest passenger on board the giant liner when it sank on its maiden voyage with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. The last living survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, has died at the age of 97 in Southampton after catching pneumonia. Titanic is launched engines and interior have not yet been installed. When was the RMS Titanic finished being built?Ĭonstruction of the RMS Olympic and sister ship,Titanic, is announced. How long was the Titanic under construction?Ģ6 months – the length of time it took to build the RMS Titanic, from keel to launch.

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