query: when did the titanic set sail from belfast

pos: RMS Titanic due to design changes requested by Ismay and a temporary pause in work occasioned by the need to repair "Olympic", which had been in a collision in September 1911. Had "Titanic" been finished earlier, she might well have missed her collision with an iceberg. "Titanic"s sea trials began at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, 2 April 1912, just two days after her fitting out was finished and eight days before she was due to leave Southampton on her maiden voyage. The trials were delayed for a day due to bad weather, but by Monday morning it was clear and fair. Aboard

pos: Titanic Memorial, Belfast Titanic Memorial, Belfast The "Titanic" Memorial in Belfast was erected to commemorate the lives lost in the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" on 15 April 1912. It was funded by contributions from the public, shipyard workers, and victims' families, and was dedicated in June 1920. It sits on Donegall Square in central Belfast in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. The memorial presents an allegorical representation of the disaster in the form of a female personification of Death, or Fate, holding a laurel wreath over the head of a drowned sailor raised above the waves by a pair of mermaids.

pos: Titanic Memorial, Belfast the colours being intended to evoke those of water and ice. Two of those who died in the disaster are thought to have travelled under false names, and are recorded with an asterisk next to their pseudonyms as their real names are still unknown. Titanic Memorial, Belfast The "Titanic" Memorial in Belfast was erected to commemorate the lives lost in the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" on 15 April 1912. It was funded by contributions from the public, shipyard workers, and victims' families, and was dedicated in June 1920. It sits on Donegall Square in central Belfast in the grounds

pos: RMS Olympic "Titanic" to turn when it sighted the iceberg. "Olympic", like "Titanic", did not carry enough lifeboats for everyone on board, and so was hurriedly equipped with additional, second-hand collapsible lifeboats following her return to Britain. Towards the end of April 1912, as she was about to sail from Southampton to New York, 284 of the ship's firemen went on strike, for fear that the ship's new collapsible lifeboats were not seaworthy. 100 non-union crew were hastily hired from Southampton as replacements, with more being hired from Liverpool. The 40 collapsible lifeboats were transferred from troopships and put on "Olympic", and

pos: Titanic: Honor and Glory will include two sub-modes: Sinking Mode and Voyage Mode. The latter will allow players to experience the "Titanic" together. Deck games and passenger services will also be available. "Titanic: Honor and Glory" is set in April 1912 from the tenth to the eighteenth of the month or possibly even later to depict the arrival of RMS "Carpathia" in New York and the aftermath surrounding the eponymous disaster. Central to the story is the transatlantic maiden voyage of "Titanic", while an explorable model of the city of Southampton is to be developed (with plans for Belfast, Northern Ireland and Queenstown (now

pos: Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic original lifeboats, some surviving fittings can still be seen, such as a bronze White Star Line burgee removed from the hull of one lifeboat by a souvenir hunter and now displayed in the museum of the "Titanic" Historical Society. A full-size replica lifeboat is on display in Belfast at the "Titanic" Belfast visitor attraction. Books Online sources Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic The lifeboats of the RMS "Titanic" played a crucial role in the disaster of 14–15 April 1912. One of the ship's legacies was that she had too few lifeboats to evacuate all those on board. The 20 lifeboats

pos: James Gordon Partridge Bisset serving under Captain Arthur Rostron. In this position, Bisset would be on duty in the North Atlantic on the evening of 14 April 1912 when Carpathia responded to wireless distress calls from the White Star Liner . "Carpathia" led rescue operations until 8:30 am on the morning of 15 April when she set sail for New York with 703 "Titanic" passengers aboard. Bisset details the "Carpathia's" rescue efforts and records his reminiscences of that night in the second book of his autobiographical trilogy, "Tramps and Ladies – My Early Years in Steamers" (1959). After his payoff from "Carpathia" and following

pos: Jack Phillips (wireless officer) March 1912, Phillips was sent to Belfast, Ireland, to be the senior wireless operator on board the "Titanic" for her maiden voyage. He was joined by junior wireless operator Harold Bride. Stories have appeared that Phillips knew Bride before "Titanic", but Bride insisted they had never met before Belfast. "Titanic" sailed for New York City, United States, from Southampton, England, on 10 April 1912, and during the voyage Phillips and Bride transmitted passengers' personal messages and received iceberg warnings and other navigational information from other ships. Phillips celebrated his 25th birthday the day after the voyage began. On the evening

pos: Roderick Chisholm (engineer) oversee the smooth running of the Titanic maiden voyage. In the night of 14 April 1912, the Titanic fatally impacted an iceberg sinking hours later; Chisholm could not save himself and died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified. Its assets amounted to about 140 pounds, of which the widow became beneficiary. His wife remained at Sandford Avenue, in Pottinger (Belfast) for the rest of her life and died on 22 February 1961 at the age of 87. She is buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast, with her son James. His daughter Alice married in Belfast in 1919

neg: Titanic Belfast ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. The museums were critical of the bid process set by the Bankruptcy court in Jacksonville, Florida. The minimum bid for the 11 October 2018 auction was set at US$21.5 million (£16.5m) and the consortium did not have enough funding to meet that amount. Titanic Belfast Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS "Titanic" was built. It

neg: Titanic Belfast interactive galleries, covering the following themes: The first gallery recreates scenes from Belfast at the time of "Titanic"s construction in 1909–11. It illustrates the city's major industries before leading through an original set of gates from the Harland and Wolff shipyard into an interactive floor presenting "Titanic"s construction plans, along with original drawings and scale models of the ship. The second gallery is dominated by a steel scaffold standing , which alludes to the Arrol Gantry built to aid the construction of "Titanic" and "Olympic". The actual gantry was four times the height of the gallery's representation. A lift carries

neg: RMS Titanic alternative theories nearly identical to "Titanic", save for minor details such as the number of portholes on the forward C decks of the ships, the spacing of the windows on the B decks, and the forward section of the A deck promenade on "Titanic" that had been enclosed only a few weeks before she set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage. Both ships were built with linoleum floors, but shortly before she was due to set sail J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, inexplicably ordered the floors aboard "Titanic" carpeted over. On 20 September 1911, the "Olympic" was

neg: Titanic Kit Titanic Kit The Titanic Kit is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Tony Stallard, located in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Completed in 2009, "Kit" is a bronze and steel sculpture of the RMS Titanic, 14 metres tall and 4 metres wide. The work is located on the quayside of the Abercon Basin, which is now known as Belfast Harbour Marina. According to Stallard, the artwork would symbolize the importance of Belfast as an industrial pioneer during the era when the Titanic was constructed. In addition, the sculpture would serve as a contemporary tribute as such to the shipbuilders

neg: We Found Love (music video) North Down Borough Council Democratic Unionist Party councillor Alan Graham, expressed distaste after seeing Rihanna topless on his field, saying: "When the filming did become to my mind unacceptable I requested the filming to stop ... it became apparent to me that the situation was becoming inappropriate and I requested them to stop and they did". On September 28, 2011, the shoot location was moved to a closed set in Titanic Quarter, Belfast where both photographers and fans were barred from watching the singer. Extras for the shoot were not told what was expected of them until the last minute,

neg: Titanic Belfast visitors to the top of the gantry, where scenes of shipbuilding are displayed through audio and images. The visit continues on a six-seater car which takes the visitor on a ride through a recreation of a shipyard which moves through a scale replica of "Titanic"s enormous rudder. The Launch gallery portrays scenes from the Spring day when "Titanic" was launched into Belfast Lough, watched by 100,000 people. It overlooks the slipway from which "Titanic" was launched and a window enables visitors to see the slipways and docks as they appear now. The fourth gallery presents a large-scale model of "Titanic"

neg: Titanic Quarter Railways services to Titanic Quarter (Bridge End) station, which is the first station heading towards Bangor on the Belfast-Bangor railway line from Belfast Central. Titanic Quarter Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island. The site, previously occupied by part of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, is named after the company's, and the city's, most famous product RMS "Titanic". Titanic Quarter is part of the Dublin-based

neg: RMS Titanic intended to keep all of the items together as a single exhibit. Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. The museums were critical of the bid process set by the Bankruptcy court in Jacksonville, Florida. The minimum bid for the 11 October 2018 auction was set at US$21.5 million (£16.5m) and the consortium did not have enough funding to meet that amount. On 17 October 2018, "The New York Times" reported that a consortium of three hedge funds—Apollo

neg: Premier Exhibitions Titanic preservation and regulatory bodies, an approach in place circa 2012. In the fall of 2018, the 5,500 artifacts from the Titanic were all for sale after the bankruptcy filing of Premier Exhibitions in the United States. The National Maritime Museum, National Museums Northern Ireland, Titanic Belfast and Titanic Foundation Limited had joined together as a consortium that raised money to purchase the artifacts. They intended to keep all of the items together as a single exhibit. The museums were critical of the bid process set by the Bankruptcy court which set the minimum bid at US$21.5 million (£16.5m). The

neg: Legends and myths regarding RMS Titanic sinking. They argue that the Lloyd's Register dates of arrival in April are invalid because they were merely the "expected" arrival dates of the "Samson", which did not dock until the mid-May date. Such theories have been dismissed by "Titanic" historians including Leslie Reade, Walter Lord and Edward DeGroot. When "Titanic" sank, claims were made that a curse existed on the ship. The press quickly linked "the "Titanic" curse" with the White Star Line practice of not christening their ships. One of the most widely spread legends linked directly into the sectarianism of the city of Belfast, where the ship

neg: Belfast Wheel Hall grounds. On 30 November 2009, the location of the Belfast Wheel again caused a row, resulting in the Lord Mayor of Belfast Naomi Long discussing the potential move of the Titanic Memorial before the 2012 anniversary. The Belfast Wheel closed for business on Sunday 11 April 2010. The operator, Great City Attractions, had announced a few weeks previously that it would be removed as the Environment Agency had objected to the wheel staying any longer, in order to ensure it did not become a permanent feature beside a listed building. Talks about moving the wheel to Belfast's Titanic Quarter

neg: Titanic (District Electoral Area) The district takes its name from the city's Titanic Quarter, where the RMS Titanic was built. Titanic (District Electoral Area) Titanic is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacarrett, Beersbridge, Bloomfield, Connswater, Sydenham and Woodstock. Titanic, along with wards from the neighbouring Ormiston and Lisnasharragh DEAs, together with parts of Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council, form the Belfast East constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district was created for

neg: Titanic Quarter existing showroom on Boucher Cresecent In September 2014, Northern Irish boxer Carl Frampton won the IBF world super-bantamweight title in a specially constructed outdoor arena in the Titanic Quarter in front of 16,000 fans, Northern Ireland's largest ever boxing crowd. The Titanic Quarter is served by Translink Metro Services 26, 26A, 26B 26C, 600A and 600B bus services, which run from Donegall Square North (Across from City Hall) to Holywood Exchange, Catalyst Inc, Belfast Metropolitan College and Belfast City Airport, via The SSE Arena, Queens Road, Titanic Belfast and Belfast Harbor Estate East. The area is also served by NI

neg: MV Balmoral (1987) sea bed where "Titanic" rests on 15 April 2012, to honor the 100th anniversary of her sinking. She set sail from Southampton on Easter Sunday, 8 April 2012, passing Cherbourg and then on to Cobh, formerly Queenstown, in the Republic of Ireland, arriving on Easter Monday, 9 April 2012. Cobh was the last port of call for RMS "Titanic" before she set off across the Atlantic. "Balmoral" reached the site of the wreck of "Titanic" in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking at 11pm on 14 April 2012. A memorial service was held onboard which culminated in three

neg: Titanic Quarter Belfast Institute for Further and Higher Education (now Belfast Metropolitan College) relocated to a new £44 million campus in Titanic Quarter. Belfast Harbour Marina opened in the centre of Titanic Quarter in 2009 as part of the Belfast Tall Ships Festival. Located in the Abercorn Basin, it features 40 berths for leisure craft, it was funded by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Belfast Tall Ships 2009 Ltd. It is the forerunner to a future 200 berth marina in the Titanic Quarter. In November 2010 the first hotel, a Premier Inn with onsite restaurant, opened in Titanic Quarter. Over 40

neg: Titanic replica (Sichuan) ship will be the same size as the original "Titanic," hence 269 meters in length and 28 meters wide. The remake will not sail on any ocean, but will be permanently docked in a reservoir in Sichuan's rural Daying county. The replica vessel, which will be the centrepiece of the Romandisea resort and will house hotel rooms, is currently under construction by the river Qi (郪江), a right tributary of the Fu River. The new "Titanic" is being assembled at the coordinates . In 1912, the original "Titanic" set out on its maiden and only voyage from Southampton in the

neg: A Night to Remember (1958 film) watched the "Titanic" set out from Belfast, as well as screenwriter Ambler, who was a lad in London when the ship was launched. MacQuitty had seen "Titanic" being launched on 31 May 1911 and still remembered the occasion vividly. He also watched the maiden voyage departure the following year. The book has been previously adapted as a live adaptation screened on 28 March 1956 by NBC TV and sponsored by Kraft Foods as part of the "Kraft Television Theatre" strand. It has been described as "the biggest, most lavish, most expensive thing of its kind" attempted up to that point,

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast It has been used as the site of annual commemorations of the "Titanic" disaster. For a while it was obscured by the Belfast Wheel that was removed in April 2010. It is now the centrepiece of a small "Titanic" memorial garden opened on 15 April 2012, the centenary of the disaster. Together with the garden, it is the only memorial in the world to commemorate all of the victims of the "Titanic", passengers and crew alike. Within days of the "Titanic" disaster, suggestions were put forward in Belfast that the local victims should be commemorated with a memorial. Belfast City

neg: Belsonic capacity from the previous year at Titanic Belfast. The first eight acts for Belsonic 2016 were announced on Thursday 25 February, confirming their new location at Titanic Belfast - The Slipways, allowing the festival to have a bigger line up and bigger capacity. In August a further range of acts was announced to be held at the Titanic Slipways, Madness, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Fatboy Slim, Disclosure and The Corrs were among the acts lined up for the new gigs at Titanic Belfast. Belsonic 2015 was announced in March 2015 with 7 shows being held in August. This was

neg: Titanic Quarter Titanic Quarter Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island. The site, previously occupied by part of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, is named after the company's, and the city's, most famous product RMS "Titanic". Titanic Quarter is part of the Dublin-based group, Harcourt Developments, which has held the development rights since 2003. The largest development is the £97 million Titanic Belfast visitor attraction which holds

neg: Titanic Belfast the shape of Titanic Quarter Ltd, a sister company of Harcourt Developments, and the Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Additional funding was pledged by Belfast City Council. The task of creating the visitor attraction was taken on by Harcourt Developments, who enlisted the help of the American architect Eric Kuhne and British exhibition designers Event Communications. The building, now known as "Titanic" Belfast, was expected to attract 425,000 visitors annually, of whom between 130,000–165,000 would come from outside Northern Ireland. It is intended to serve a similar transformational function to that of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry, as a

neg: Titanic Belfast Titanic Belfast Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS "Titanic" was built. It tells the stories of the ill-fated "Titanic", which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS "Olympic" and HMHS "Britannic". The building contains more than of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, private function rooms and community facilities, plus the addition of Hickson’s Point destination bar in

neg: Titanic Belfast in the background, visitors are able to explore aspects of the popular culture inspired by "Titanic". Interactive screens also enable the visitor to explore myths about the ship. The last gallery presents "Titanic" as she is now, below the surface of the North Atlantic. Presented in conjunction with the discoverer of the wreck of "Titanic", Dr Robert Ballard, the gallery illustrates his expeditions to the ship through footage, audio and images. A fish-eye view of the wreck is set under the glass floor. Below the floor is the Ocean Exploration Centre, "Titanic" Belfast's principal educational facility, which shows marine biology

neg: Belfast–Bangor line stopping at stations in between. Trains usually run between Portadown and Bangor. The Belfast-Bangor Line is part of the key link into Belfast city centre. Trains run from Belfast Great Victoria Street to Sydenham for planes from George Best Belfast City Airport. The Bangor Line serves important museums including the Ulster Museum, where passengers can alight at and for the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum alight at . Passengers can alight at Titanic Quarter station for the Odyssey Arena and the Titanic Quarter. Belfast–Bangor line The Belfast to Bangor line (known simply as "the Bangor line" by NI Railways) is

neg: Titanic (District Electoral Area) Titanic (District Electoral Area) Titanic is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacarrett, Beersbridge, Bloomfield, Connswater, Sydenham and Woodstock. Titanic, along with wards from the neighbouring Ormiston and Lisnasharragh DEAs, together with parts of Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council, form the Belfast East constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Pottinger District Electoral Area, which had existed since 1985.

neg: Titanic Belfast focus for the regeneration of the city. It forms part of the "Titanic"–related heritage sites in Titanic Quarter, including the disused headquarters and drawing offices of Harland & Wolff, the SS "Nomadic" – the last surviving White Star Line ship – and Hamilton Dock, "Titanic"s Dock and Pump house and the "Titanic" and "Olympic" slipways. First year visitor numbers significantly exceeded projections, with 807,340 visitors passing through its doors, of which 471,702 were from outside Northern Ireland, according to Titanic Belfast. The attraction has also sold 1,376 bottles of champagne and hosted over 350 conferences. In 2015 there were 625,000

neg: Titanic Belfast the design of figureheads on ships' prows, and is meant to represent hope and positivity. The figure was dedicated by representatives of the Anglican, Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian churches on 27 March 2012, a few days before the opening of "Titanic" Belfast. Opened in March 2018, the destination bar aims to resemble an authentic 1900’s Belfast pub. The name of the space is inspired by Robert Hickson, one of the first shipbuilders in Belfast. The Easter inauguration event included live music from Tonnta. "Titanic" Belfast's exhibition was designed by London-based exhibition designers Event Communications and consists of nine interpretative and

neg: Titanic Quarter new jobs were created. In September 2017 a second hotel, Titanic Hotel Belfast, opened in the former Harland & Wolff Headquarters and Drawing Offices, billed as 'world's most authentic Titanic hotel'. Belfast Audi, operated by the Agnew Group, opened its new headquarters in November 2010. Located at 80 Sydenham Road, it created 115 new jobs. The first residential development in Titanic Quarter was completed in December 2010. The Arc comprises apartments and shops, and is located adjacent to Abercorn Basin. Belfast Porsche, operated by the Agnew Group. Opened its new showroom beside Belfast Audi in December 2017. This replaced the

neg: Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic victims Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic victims Monuments and memorials to the RMS "Titanic" victims exist in a number of places around the world associated with "Titanic", notably in Belfast, Liverpool and Southampton in the United Kingdom; Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada; and New York City and Washington, D.C. in the United States. The largest single contingent of victims came from Southampton, the home of most of the crew, which consequently has the greatest number of memorials. "Titanic" was built in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and had a "guarantee party" of engineers from shipbuilders Harland and Wolff aboard all of

neg: Belfast Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. Belfast elected 7 Sinn Féin, 5 DUP, 2 SDLP, 3 Alliance Party, 1 UUP, 1 Green and 1 PBPA MLAs. In the 2017 UK general election, Belfast elected one MP from each constituency to the House of Commons at Westminster, London. This comprised 3 DUP and 1 Sinn Féin. Belfast is at the western end of Belfast Lough and at the mouth of the River Lagan giving it the ideal location for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. When the "Titanic" was built in Belfast

neg: William MacQuitty William MacQuitty William MacQuitty (15 May 1905 – 4 February 2004) was a British film producer and also a writer and photographer. He is most noted for his production of the 1958 Rank Organisation / Pinewood Studios film, "A Night to Remember", which recreates the story of the sinking of RMS "Titanic", based on the book of the same name by Walter Lord. MacQuitty had seen Titanic being launched, when he was a child. Born in Belfast, the son of the managing director of the Belfast Telegraph, he was educated at Campbell College. MacQuitty had seen "Titanic" being launched on

neg: Titanic Belfast the iconic Samson and Goliath cranes. The derelict land was renamed the "Titanic Quarter" in 2001 and was earmarked for regeneration. Development rights over 185 acres was subsequently bought by Harcourt Developments at a cost of £47 million, with 23 more acres set aside for a science park. The redevelopment plans included houses, hotels and entertainment amenities plus a maritime heritage museum and science centre. In 2005, plans were announced to build a museum dedicated to "Titanic" to attract tourists to the area, with the aim of completing it by 2012 to mark the centenary of "Titanic"s maiden voyage. A

neg: Cultural legacy of RMS Titanic April BBC Radio 2 aired a three-hour minute-by-minute account of the disaster to coincide with the time it happened. Besides commemorations on land, two ships participated in memorial services at the spot where "Titanic" sank. "Azamara Journey" left New York on 10 April, with passengers interested in the "Titanic" story, many dressed in period attire. A stop was made at Halifax to visit the graves of 121 victims. A second ship, MS "Balmoral", set sail from Southampton, with 1309 passengers, on 8 April and also held onboard memorial services, 640 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. Postage stamps have been

neg: Titanic Belfast March 2018. The building is located on Queen's Island, an area of land at the entrance of Belfast Lough which was reclaimed from the water in the mid-19th century. It was used for many years by the shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, who built huge slipways and graving docks to accommodate the simultaneous construction of "Olympic" and "Titanic". The decline of shipbuilding in Belfast left much of the area derelict. Most of the disused structures on the island were demolished. A number of heritage features were given listed status, including the "Olympic" and "Titanic" slipways and graving docks, as well as

neg: Passengers of the RMS Titanic did not have time to open all the gates, leaving many of the confused third class passengers stuck below decks. Numerous notable and prominent people of the era, who held tickets for the westbound passage or were guests of those who held tickets, did not sail. Others were waiting in New York to board for the passage back to Plymouth, England, on the second leg of "Titanic"s maiden voyage. Many unused tickets that survived, whether they were for the westbound passage or the return eastbound passage, have become quite valuable as "Titanic"-related artifacts. Among those who held tickets for a

neg: Architecture of Belfast boat-shaped Titanic Museum (2012) was described by "The Telegraph" as "startlingly inane". Architecture of Belfast The architecture of Belfast comprises styles of architecture ranging from Georgian through to modernist buildings such as the Waterfront Hall and Titanic Belfast. The city's Victorian and Edwardian buildings are notable for their display of a large number of sculptures. Many of Belfast's Victorian landmarks, including the main Lanyon Building at Queens University in 1849, were designed by Sir Charles Lanyon. Belfast became a substantial settlement in the 17th century after being established as a town by Sir Arthur Chichester. None of the buildings from

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast Donnghaile, Jack Martin, great nephew of "Titanic" victim John Simpson, and David McVeigh on behalf of "Titanic"s builders Harland and Wolff. The memorial garden is set on two levels around and above the existing "Titanic" Memorial. Its upper level includes five bronze plaques on a plinth wide, naming all 1,512 victims of the disaster, passengers and crew, listed in alphabetical order. It is the first memorial anywhere in the world to record all of the names of the victims on one monument. The main area of the garden is planted with springtime flowers such as magnolias, roses, forget-me-nots and rosemary,

neg: Titanic Quarter railway station Titanic Quarter railway station Titanic Quarter railway station (sometimes still referred to as Bridge End) is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast. It is a short walk from the SSE Arena and Titanic Quarter. "Bridge End" (as it was known when it opened on Monday 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby Ballymacarrett station (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on Monday 9 May 1977). The platforms of this station can still be seen from passing trains, as can the platforms for Victoria Park, another station before Sydenham which closed in the late 1980s. Bridge End station was

neg: National Maritime Museum The group intended to keep all of the items together as a single exhibit. Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. The museums were critical of the bid process set by the Bankruptcy Court in Jacksonville, Florida. The minimum bid for the 11 October 2018 auction was set at US$21.5 million (£16.5m) and the consortium did not have enough funding to meet that amount. The museum was officially established in 1934 within the of Greenwich Royal Park in

neg: RMS Titanic to 30 million (100% rise by 2008). It was subsequently identified in the Northern Ireland Tourism Board's Strategic Framework for Action 2004–2007 that the significance of and interest in "Titanic" globally (partly due to the 1997 film "Titanic") was not being fully exploited as a tourist attraction. Thus, "Titanic" Belfast® was spearheaded, along with some smaller projects, such as a "Titanic" memorial. In 2012 on the ship's centenary, "Titanic" Belfast visitor attraction was opened on the site of the shipyard where "Titanic" was built. It was Northern Ireland's second most visited tourist attraction with almost 700,000 visitors in 2016. Despite

neg: RMS Titanic over 1,600 ships being built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast Harbour, Queen's Island became renamed after its most famous ship, Titanic Quarter in 1995. Once a sensitive story, "Titanic" is now considered one of Northern Ireland's most iconic and uniting symbols. In late August 2018, several groups were vying for the right to purchase the 5,500 "Titanic" relics that were an asset of the bankrupt Premier Exhibitions. Eventually, "Titanic" Belfast, Titanic Foundation Limited and the National Museums Northern Ireland joined with the National Maritime Museum as a consortium that was raising money to purchase the 5,500 artifacts. The group

neg: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Best Belfast City Airport. Titanic Quarter is also home to leading tourist attractions including "Titanic" Belfast, , , SSE Arena, Titanic Exhibition Centre and Titanic Studios (aka the Paint Hall Studios) where "Game of Thrones" is filmed. PRONI is open 9:00–16:45 Monday to Wednesday and Friday, and 10:00–20:45 on Thursday. Those unable to visit and register onsite at PRONI can use the remote search and copy service, though there is a fee for this. PRONI currently holds 54 kilometres of records. These records date largely from c.1600 to the present day but a few date as far back as the

neg: John Wilson Foster Kingdom in 2004–05. Taking early retirement from UBC and returning to Belfast from Vancouver in 2008 as Professor Emeritus, Foster became an honorary research professor the following year at his alma mater, Queen's University Belfast. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2010. In 2012 he was commissioned to write a dramatic monologue for the centenary commemoration of the loss of RMS "Titanic" and he wrote "A Better Boy", spoken by Lord Pirrie, the neglected genius behind "Titanic" and other great liners built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast. The play was first produced in Belfast by

neg: HMS Belfast (C35) 1950, "Belfast" undertook coastal patrols and was based at Sasebo in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture. From 19 July "Belfast" supported troops fighting around Yongdok, accompanied by . That day "Belfast" fired an accurate 350-round bombardment from her 6-inch guns, and was praised by an American admiral as a "straight-shooting ship". On 6 August she sailed for the UK for a short (but needed) refit, after which she again set sail for the far east and arrived back at Sasebo on 31 January 1951. During 1951 "Belfast" mounted a number of coastal patrols and bombarded a variety of targets. On 1 June

neg: Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) 20 April and sanctioned the request. They also approved a plan to "give military information to powers at war with England even before any definite contacts [were] established with these powers", provided the information did not endanger civilians. The plan was quickly discovered when an IRA courier was arrested on the Dublin-Belfast train with documentation of the decisions taken, and details of the Nazi contact. This led to the arrest of Schuetz, on 30 April, only hours before he was due to set sail. The boat was seized and the crew arrested. In 1942, the IRA launched an armed campaign

neg: Belfast Wheel 60 metres, on an approximately 13 minute trip. A VIP capsule with DVD, glass floor and champagne on ice was also available. In May 2009, Belfast City Council voted to keep the big wheel on site for a further two years, from 1 September 2009. Subsequently, the Belfast Titanic Society objected to plans for the Belfast Wheel to remain at its current location because it obscured the Titanic Memorial. The structure of the wheel stood around and on top of the memorial, and the Society had proposed that the memorial be relocated to the north eastern corner of the City

neg: Belfast Harbour Belfast Harbour Belfast Harbour is a major maritime hub in Northern Ireland, handling 67% of Northern Ireland’s seaborne trade and about 25% of the maritime trade of the entire island of Ireland. It is a vital gateway for raw materials, exports and consumer goods, and is also Northern Ireland’s leading logistics and distribution hub. The Belfast Harbour Estate is home to many well-known Northern Ireland businesses such as George Best Belfast City Airport, Harland and Wolff, Bombardier Aerospace, Odyssey, the Catalyst Inc, Titanic Quarter and Titanic Belfast. Over 700 firms employing 23,000 people are located within the estate. Belfast is

neg: Harold Bride first sea assignment as a wireless operator was on the "SS Haverford" and later worked on the "Beaverford", the "LaFrance", the "Lusitania", and the "Anselm". In 1912 Harold Bride joined the crew of the RMS "Titanic" as the junior wireless operator and assistant to Jack Phillips at Belfast, Ireland. Stories have appeared that Bride knew Phillips before the "Titanic", but Bride insisted that they had never met before Belfast. The "Titanic" left on its maiden voyage to New York City from Southampton, England, on 10 April. During the voyage, Bride and Phillips worked from the wireless room on the Boat

neg: Harold Lowe before being transferred to "Titanic" as Fifth Officer in 1912. Despite his numerous years at sea, however, the maiden voyage of the "Titanic" was to be his first transatlantic crossing. Like the ship's other junior officers, Lowe reported to White Star's Liverpool offices at nine o'clock in the morning on 26 March 1912, and travelled to board "Titanic" at Belfast the following day. On sailing day (10 April), Lowe assisted (among other things) in the lowering of two of the starboard lifeboats to satisfy the Board of Trade that "Titanic" met safety regulations. When "Titanic" departed Southampton at noon, Lowe

neg: Passengers of the RMS Titanic passage, but did not actually sail, include: Theodore Dreiser, Henry Clay Frick, Milton S. Hershey, Guglielmo Marconi, John Pierpont Morgan, John Mott, and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (who died in the sinking of the RMS "Lusitania"). Several passengers on the "Titanic" had Levantine origins. At the time, many carried identification from the Ottoman Empire that stated they were from Greater Syria, which included what is today Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. According to Bakhos Assaf, mayor of Hardin, Lebanon, 93 passengers originated from what is today Lebanon, with 20 of them from Hardin, the highest number of any Lebanese location. Of

neg: Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic victims boss, Luigi Gatti, all perished in the disaster. They are commemorated by the Gatti Memorial in St Joseph's Church. Ireland, which was part of the United Kingdom at the time of the sinking, had four principal connections with "Titanic"; she had been built in Belfast, a number of her engineers, designers and crewmen were from northern Ireland, many of her passengers (especially in Third Class) were from southern Ireland and her last port of call was Queenstown (now Cobh) on the south coast of Ireland. The "Titanic" Memorial in Belfast was unveiled on 26 June 1920 to commemorate twenty-two men

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast constructed around and on top of it in November 2007. The Belfast "Titanic" Society objected to the wheel's location and proposed that the memorial be moved to the north eastern corner of the City Hall grounds. The wheel was eventually closed and removed in April 2010. After the wheel's removal it was proposed that, to mark the centenary of the sinking of the "Titanic", a memorial garden should be established around the sculpture. The idea was widely supported. The garden was opened in a ceremony held on 15 April 2012, with wreaths laid by Lord Mayor of Belfast Niall Ó

neg: Glider (Belfast) to Titanic Quarter. It operates as a continual loop passing Belfast City Hall, and allowing travel between the Odyssey, Titanic Building and surrounding areas. Stops are located at St George's Market (May Street), City Hall (May Street), Wellington Place, Chichester Street, Custom House Square, Odyssey, Titanic, Thompson Dry Dock and Catalyst Inc. Belfast’s main shopping areas are located in Royal Avenue and Donegall Street and there are two large shopping malls in Castle Court and Victoria Square. Bars, restaurants, cafés and places to stay are found in and around the City Centre, including the Cathedral Quarter and Golden Mile. Belfast

neg: Millvina Dean given to her and her mother in New York following the sinking. Their sale raised approximately £32,000. In February 2009, she announced that she would be selling several more items to pay for her increasing medical costs which she said exceeded £3,000 a month. Dean died of pneumonia on the morning of 31 May 2009, 97 years and seven weeks after the "Titanic" sailed, at a care home in Ashurst, Hampshire. She was cremated, and on 24 October 2009, her ashes were scattered from a launch at the docks in Southampton where the "Titanic" set sail. In response to the

neg: National Museums Northern Ireland Titanic Foundation Limited, as well as the National Museums Northern Ireland, joined together as a consortium that was raising money to purchase the 5,500 artifacts. The group intended to keep all of the items together as a single exhibit. Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. The museums were critical of the bid process set by the Bankruptcy court in Jacksonville, Florida. The minimum bid for the 11 October 2018 auction was set at US$21.5 million (£16.5m) and

neg: Belfast quarters Plans also include new apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed museum. The museum was opened in 2012 and called Titanic Belfast. Titanic Quarter also features the SSE Arena and Odyssey Pavilion, a major entertainment complex which has hosted concerts by such artists as Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Kings of Leon, and Muse, as well as comedy stand-up shows by Peter Kay and Russell Howard. It also played host to the MTV EMA Awards for the very first time on 6 November 2011. Queens Quarter is named after Queen's University and is located in South Belfast, famous for its

neg: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland seats for 78 users (most of which have access to power for laptops), a wifi cafe, microfilm readers, self-service digital cameras for digital copying, electronic information points, public art integrated into the fabric of the building, lecture theatre facilities, and dedicated exhibition space. PRONI is easily accessed from Belfast City Hall via the Metro (Belfast) 26, 26A and 26B bus services. The Belfast Rapid Transport Glider Service - G2 also serves Titanic Quarter and operates daily every 10 minutes to and from Wellington Place. PRONI is within close proximity to the Titanic Quarter railway station (formerly Bridge End) and George

neg: Herbert Haddock then travelled to Belfast to oversee the crew that was assembling there for the ship's delivery trip to Southampton. He was relieved by Edward J. Smith at Belfast on 31 March and then returned to Southampton to take command of Smith's previous ship, RMS "Olympic". On 3 April he began "Olympic"s tenth Southampton-New York-Southampton roundtrip, arriving in New York on 10 April, the day "Titanic" left Southampton. "Olympic" was given the radio call sign "MKC". At the time of "Titanic"s sinking Haddock was sailing "Olympic" easterly from New York to Southampton, approximately west by south of "Titanic"s location. Haddock was

neg: Odyssey Complex is only a 5-minute walk away from the Arena and Titanic Belfast visitor centre. Odyssey Complex The Odyssey Complex (currently known as the SSE Arena Belfast for sponsorship reasons) is a sports and entertainment complex located within the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The complex originated in 1992 and came into fruition in June 1998. It opened in December 2000, with expansions opening in March and May 2001. The complex consists of: a multipurpose arena, science centre and shopping centre. The shopping centre houses a movie theatre and bowling alley, alongside a selection of restaurants. The Odyssey Centre was

neg: Belfast developments include the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter, and the erection of the Obel Tower, a skyscraper set to be the tallest tower on the island. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. In February 2006, Belfast's unemployment rate stood at 4.2%, lower than both the Northern Ireland and the UK average of 5.5%. Over the past 10 years employment has grown by 16.4 per cent, compared with 9.2 per cent for the UK as a whole. Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by

neg: Star of Bengal (Carleton) is about to hang the sailor; however, upon learning that his daughter is expecting, the captain eventually turns magnanimous. The play lasted only until November and was generally regarded as unsuccessful, its failure rumored to be a contributing factor in Buchanan's and Lowell's subsequent divorce. Star of Bengal The Star of Bengal was an iron three-masted merchant sailing vessel built in Belfast in 1874 by Harland and Wolff Industries, the shipyard that later constructed the "Titanic". Although built towards the decline of the Age of Sail, the "Star of Bengal" was successfully operated for 24 years by the British

neg: Star of Bengal Star of Bengal The Star of Bengal was an iron three-masted merchant sailing vessel built in Belfast in 1874 by Harland and Wolff Industries, the shipyard that later constructed the "Titanic". Although built towards the decline of the Age of Sail, the "Star of Bengal" was successfully operated for 24 years by the British trading company J.P. Corry & Co. The ship was mainly used on London-Calcutta trading route, but also made a few voyages to Australian and American ports. By 1898, following the formative change in the shipping industry, J.P. Corry switched to steam vessels and sold its sailing

neg: Titanic Belfast and exploration in Northern Ireland's coastal waters as well as Ballard's various expeditions around the world. In late August 2018, several groups were vying for the right to purchase the 5,500 RMS Titanic relics that were an asset of the bankrupt Premier Exhibitions. Eventually, Titanic Belfast, Titanic Foundation Limited and the National Museums Northern Ireland joined with the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich as a consortium that was raising money to purchase the 5,500 artifacts. The group intended to keep all of the items together as a single exhibit. Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this group since it would

neg: RMS Titanic and in particular in cities that had suffered notable losses. These included Southampton, Liverpool and Belfast in the United Kingdom; New York and Washington, D.C. in the United States; and Cobh (formerly Queenstown) in Ireland. A number of museums around the world have displays on "Titanic", the most prominent is in Belfast, the ship's birthplace (see next section). RMS Titanic Inc., which is authorised to salvage the wreck site, has a permanent "Titanic" exhibition at the Luxor Las Vegas hotel and casino in Nevada which features a 22-ton slab of the ship's hull. It also runs an exhibition which travels

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast cost £1,200. In 1994 the Consarc Design Group was commissioned to restore and repair the memorial. The bronze water-fountains had disappeared during the 1959 move, so replacements were made to restore the memorial to its original appearance. The memorial was renovated again in 2011–2 to clean the statue and to recarve and repaint the lettering so that it would be more legible. An annual service of commemoration for the Northern Irish victims of the "Titanic"s sinking is still held each on 15 April each year at the memorial. The memorial became the focus of controversy when the Belfast Wheel was

neg: Robin Gardiner set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage. Both ships were built with linoleum floors, but shortly before she was due to set sail J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, inexplicably ordered the floors aboard "Titanic" carpeted over. On 20 September 1911, the "Olympic" was involved in a collision with the Royal Navy Warship in the Brambles Channel in Southampton Water while under the command of a harbour pilot. The two ships were close enough to each other that "Olympic's" motion drew the "Hawke" into her aft starboard side, causing extensive damage to the liner – both

neg: Victoria (District Electoral Area) University Belfast have also located their Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) within the Science Park. The Quarter's name comes from the RMS Titanic which was constructed in the old shipyard, with a number of projects aimed at exploiting the tourism value of the Titanic's connection to Belfast, including the Samson and Goliath cranes used to construct the ship and the Paint Hall. Other amenities in the Victoria district electoral area include: Victoria (District Electoral Area) Victoria was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1985 to 2014, when it was mostly

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast Council passed a resolution on 1 May 1912 stating that "the City of Belfast recognises with unbounded pride that in the hour of trial the fortitude of her sons failed not; and while she mourns for her dead, she rejoices in having given to the world men who could so nobly die." A proposal was formally put forward on 3 May 1912 in a meeting at Belfast City Hall chaired by Julia McMordie, the wife of Lord Mayor of Belfast Robert James McMordie, both of whom had attended the launching of "Titanic" the previous June. It passed a resolution authorising

neg: Belfast Harbour for smaller ships and the Stormont Wharf (deep water berth) for larger ships, The extended Stormont Wharf was opened on 30 June 2009 by the Grand Princess. Pollock Dock: (Length 457m, depth 8.5m) Stormont Wharf (Length 177m, depth 10.2m) Belfast Harbour has extensive property interests covering about . 855 acres are used directly for port operations, are reserved for nature conservation and the remaining 1,005 are either leased or under negotiation. Belfast Harbour's largest property project is the Titanic Quarter, which is "co-promoted" with Titanic Quarter Limited. Belfast Harbour Commissioners and its partners made the first planning application for Holywood

neg: Titanic Kit architects and local stakeholders. "Kit" takes the form of an oversized Airfix model kit and has a number of components recognizable as parts from the RMS Titanic. The structure of the artwork gives the illusion that pieces have been broken off for its construction. In recognition of its history, the original shipbuilders of the RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff were commissioned to build the sculpture. Titanic Kit The Titanic Kit is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Tony Stallard, located in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Completed in 2009, "Kit" is a bronze and steel sculpture of the RMS

neg: Soviet frigate Storozhevoy however, the soldier at the gate did not believe him. On discovering that they might soon be detected, Sablin decided to set sail immediately, rather than wait till the morning and set sail with the rest of the fleet, as originally planned. The crew immediately set sail under the cover of dark and made their way out of Riga. Sablin also ensured that the radar was off to avoid detection from Soviet forces. When Soviet authorities learned of the mutiny, the Kremlin ordered that control must be regained, fearing Sablin might follow in Jonas Pleškys's footsteps to ask political asylum

neg: Odyssey Complex Year' (Outside of North America) in the 2005 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, making it one of the top six major concert venues in the world. The SSE Arena is located in the Titanic Quarter, just a 10/25minute walk from the City Centre. Translink NI Metro service 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 600A and 600B stop directly outside the Arena and depart from Donegall Square North, just outside the Visit Belfast Welcome Centre. The new Glider transit system includes a route, G2, from the Centre of Belfast, with a stop right outside the Odyssey. The Northern Ireland Railways Titanic Quarter railway station

neg: Millvina Dean escalating cost of Dean's healthcare, The Millvina Fund was set up in April 2009 by the Belfast, British, and International Titanic Societies with the exclusive aim of taking care of her nursing home bills. It was given a boost by the Irish author and campaigning journalist, Don Mullan, at the opening of his worldwide Nokia photographic exhibition, "A Thousand Reasons for Living", (featuring a portrait of Dean) in Dublin on 22 April 2009. Mullan introduced an additional portrait of Dean's hands, as she signed a card for a "Titanic" autograph collector, which he produced as a limited edition of 100

neg: Eva Hart a ticket on a passenger ship heading to Singapore, and locking herself in her cabin for four straight days until the stewardess made her get on the deck and the nightmares went away. In April 2012 an audio walking guide to "Titanic" memorials in Southampton, Hampshire, was produced featuring audio clips of Hart talking about her experience. The guide takes the listener on a walking route around Southampton, where the "Titanic" set sail on her maiden voyage. Being seven years old at the time of the sinking, she maintained several vivid memories. "We went on the day on the boat

neg: Clive Palmer children and their families. On 4 March 2012, Palmer was named, amid controversy, as a National Living Treasure by the New South Wales Branch of the National Trust of Australia. In April 2012, he announced that he had signed a memorandum of understanding with CSC Jinling Shipyard to of RMS "Titanic", the "Titanic II". The ship was to be built in China and set sail in late 2016, later postponed to 2018. Palmer also added over 150 animatronic dinosaurs to his resort in Coolum, creating the largest dinosaur park in the world. In 2015, Palmer donated a house, car and

neg: RMS Olympic and sold at auction before she was scrapped, and now adorn buildings and a cruise ship. By contrast with "Olympic", the other two ships in the class, "Titanic" and , did not have long service lives. "Titanic" collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage and sank, while "Britannic" struck a mine and sank in the Kea Channel in Greece in 1916. "Britannic" never served her intended role as a passenger ship. Built in Belfast, Ireland, "Olympic" was the first of the three s – the others were and . They were by far the largest

neg: Titanic (musical) arrives at the dock in Southampton, amazed by the feat of engineering ("How Did They Build "Titanic"?"). He is joined by Lookout Frederick Fleet and wireless telegraph operator Harold Bride, and they gaze in awe at the "Ship of Dreams" ("There She Is") as the crew arrives. J. Bruce Ismay, Andrews, and Captain E. J. Smith congratulate each other on being the owner, designer, and captain of "The Largest Moving Object" in the world. The ship's passengers arrive; the Third and Second Class passengers feel privileged to be aboard the maiden voyage of the grandest ship ever to sail ("I

neg: SS Nomadic (1911) a catalyst for tourism, social and economic development". The NCT transferred ownership of "Nomadic" to the Titanic Foundation in April 2015. The ship is now run by Titanic Belfast Nomadic Limited and incorporated into the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction. The Nomadic Preservation Society (NPS) was also founded in 2006. Its stated aims include collaboration with the NCT and all other parties involved in preserving "Nomadic", including raising and donating funds, conducting historical research and publicising "Nomadic" as a tourist attraction. In 2006 the NPS had found and made aware to the NCT of the 1907-built cargo ship on Lake Victoria

neg: Jo Gilbert balance exactly right between classy camera work, history, reminiscence and gossip." She produced the film "Closing the Ring", the last film directed by Richard Attenborough, which was shot in and around Belfast and released in 2007. Her previous film credits as Associate Producer are "Puckoon" (2002), directed by Terence Ryan; "Darkness Falls" (1999) directed by Gerry Lively; "The Brylcreem Boys" (1998) directed and produced by Terence Ryan and "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1993). She was also instrumental in originally creating the Paint Hall Film Studios in Belfast, now known as the Titanic Studios, in the Titanic Quarter, Belfast. As

neg: Glider (Belfast) bus lanes were introduced on 23 July 2018 in west Belfast, 30 July in East Belfast and on 6 August in the Titanic Quarter on 6 August. City bound bus lanes were suspended in Titanic Quarter on 21 August following severe congestion. The road width on the bus routes, which incorporate bus lanes and mixed traffic lanes, is designed with a minimum width of 12 metres, with each individual runway a minimum 3 metres wide. As well as the Glider vehicles, any other buses which can carry more than 8 passengers, motorcycles, bicycles, black taxis and wheelchair-accessible private hire taxis

neg: The Irish Rovers CD "Gracehill Fair," which won a local music award on their home base of Vancouver Island. The band returned to the World Music charts in 2011 with their album, "Home in Ireland." In 2012, their single, "The Titanic," released from their "Drunken Sailor" album, focused attention on Belfast and the Harland and Wolff shipyard that had built the "Titanic" a century before. After the song, and accompanying video made headlines in Belfast, N. Ireland, it was also featured in a Canadian documentary for the CBC which aided in returning the credit of building the ship to the Northern Ireland shipyards

neg: Belfast known as "Queen's Island". Named after "RMS Titanic", which was built here in 1912, work has begun which promises to transform some former shipyard land into "one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe". Plans include apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed museum. In its 2018 report on Best Places to Live in Britain, "The Sunday Times" named Ballyhackamore, "the brunch capital of Belfast", as the best place in Northern Ireland. The architectural style of Belfast's buildings range from Edwardian, like the City Hall, to modern, like Waterfront Hall. Many of the city's Victorian landmarks, including the

neg: Belfast quarters website describes four quarters in the city. Cathedral Quarter takes its name from St. Anne's Cathedral and has taken on the mantle of the city's key cultural locality. It boasts a yearly visual and performing arts festival. Custom House Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment. Titanic Quarter covers 75 hectares of reclaimed land adjacent to Belfast harbour, formerly known as "Queen's Island". Named after the "Titanic", which was built there in 1912, work has begun which aims to transform the former shipyard into "one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe".

neg: Wreck of the RMS Titanic included one by museums in England and Northern Ireland, with assistance from James Cameron and some financial support from National Geographic. Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast and in Greenwich. A decision as to the outcome was to be made by a United States district court judge in the case titled "RMS Titanic Inc., 16-02230, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville)". Journal and news articles Online publications Wreck of the RMS Titanic The wreck of the RMS "Titanic" lies at a depth of

neg: RMS Titanic to Belfast, where they served as a skeleton crew during "Titanic"s sea trials and passage to England at the start of April. Captain Edward John Smith, the most senior of the White Star Line's captains, was transferred from "Olympic" to take command of "Titanic". Henry Tingle Wilde also came across from "Olympic" to take the post of Chief Mate. "Titanic"s previously designated Chief Mate and First Officer, William McMaster Murdoch and Charles Lightoller, were bumped down to the ranks of First and Second Officer respectively. The original Second Officer, David Blair, was dropped altogether. The Third Officer was Herbert Pitman

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast the building of By the end of May 1912, the sum of £1,035.0s.4d had been raised. About a third of the money came from members of the public. Of the rest, employees of Harland and Wolff – who had built "Titanic" – provided £231.5s.11d, the family of "Titanic"s designer Thomas Andrews – who was lost in the disaster – contributed £360, and the White Star Line, "Titanic"s owners, gave £105. On 30 July 1912, McMordie asked the council's Improvement Committee to provide a site in Donegall Square North or Castle Junction. The city surveyor reported on 6 August that the

neg: Titanic Belfast number of ideas were put forward for the attraction. Among ideas considered were reconstructing the massive steel gantry in which "Titanic" and "Olympic" were constructed, or building an illuminated wire frame outline of "Titanic" in the dock in which she was fitted out. In June 2008, details of a project – known then as the ""Titanic" Signature Project" – were announced. Northern Ireland's Tourism Minister, Arlene Foster, announced that the Northern Ireland Executive would provide 50 per cent of the attraction's funding through the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, with the remaining 50 per cent coming from the private sector, in

neg: Titanic Memorial, Belfast a managing director of Harland and Wolff, is listed first, while the lowest-ranking crew members occupy the tail end of the list. Nine of the Belfast victims were members of a Harland and Wolff "guarantee party" aboard "Titanic" to identify and fix problems spotted during her maiden voyage, while the rest were crew members mostly employed in engineering roles. The Harland and Wolff staff and crew members are listed separately on two faces of the plinth. The names are: It was thought at the time that 22 people from Northern Ireland had died in the disaster and only the names

neg: Architecture of Belfast Architecture of Belfast The architecture of Belfast comprises styles of architecture ranging from Georgian through to modernist buildings such as the Waterfront Hall and Titanic Belfast. The city's Victorian and Edwardian buildings are notable for their display of a large number of sculptures. Many of Belfast's Victorian landmarks, including the main Lanyon Building at Queens University in 1849, were designed by Sir Charles Lanyon. Belfast became a substantial settlement in the 17th century after being established as a town by Sir Arthur Chichester. None of the buildings from Belfast’s first century as a market town on the river Farset survive

neg: Belfast suburban rail centre by reopening the railway line. Government Minister for the Department for Regional Development, Danny Kennedy MLA indicates railway restoration plans of the line from Portadown to Armagh. Stations - Belfast Great Victoria Street, , , , Titanic Quarter, Sydenham, Holywood, Marino, Cultra, Seahill, Helen's Bay, Carnalea, Bangor West, Bangor. Belfast suburban rail The Belfast suburban rail commuter network serves the metropolitan area of Greater Belfast and some of its commuter towns with three lines. The network is owned by Translink and operated by N I Railways (which is a subsidiary of Translink). Stations - Belfast Great Victoria Street, City

neg: Joseph Boxhall other junior officers, Boxhall reported to White Star's Liverpool offices at nine o'clock in the morning on 26 March 1912, and travelled to board the ship at Belfast the following day. After the RMS "Titanic" departed Southampton on 10 April, Boxhall settled into his regular duties; these included scheduled watches, aiding in navigation, and assisting passengers and crew when necessary. When "Titanic" collided with an iceberg at 11.40 on 14 April, Officer Boxhall was on duty but was not on the bridge. At the two inquiries held into the sinking in 1912 he stated he was standing on the Boat

neg: RMS Titanic with the plot bearing a number of similarities to the "Titanic" disaster. In the novel the ship is the SS "Titan", a four-stacked liner, the largest in the world and considered unsinkable. And like the "Titanic", she sinks after hitting an iceberg and does not have enough lifeboats. Only recently has the significance of "Titanic" most notably been given by Northern Ireland where it was built by Harland and Wolff in the capital city, Belfast. While the rest of the world embraced the glory and tragedy of "Titanic", in its birth city, "Titanic" remained a taboo subject throughout the 20th