Former thompsons dry graving dock where the Titanic was built in titanic quarter queens island, Belfast Northern Ireland, UK. A guide shows the histor
Former thompsons dry graving dock where the Titanic was built in titanic quarter queens island, Belfast Northern Ireland, UK. A guide shows the history of the Thompson Graving Dock. Construction of the Thompson Graving Dock began in 1904 beside the pump-house that served the Alexandra Graving Dock. It was completed in time for the dry dock work on the RMS Olympic, which was completed and ready duty on 31st May 1911 – the same day that the hull of the Titanic was launched.
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