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The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland and Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914–1963) and Greenock (1920–1928) in Scotland.
The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland and Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914-1963) and Greenock (1920-1928) in Scotland.
- Early History
- The War Years
- Post-War Period
- Restructuring and Infrastrata Takeover
- Archives
- Further Reading
Harland & Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland (1831–1895) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913) who came to the UK aged 14. In 1858 Harland, then general manager, bought the small shipyard on Queen's Islandfrom his employer Robert Hickson. After buying Hickson's shipyard, Harland made his assistant Wolff a partner in the co...
In the First World War, Harland and Wolff built Abercrombie-class monitors and cruisers, including the 15-inch gun armed "large light cruiser" HMS Glorious.In 1918, the company opened a new shipyard on the eastern side of the Musgrave Channel which was named the East Yard. This yard specialised in mass-produced ships of standard design developed in...
With the rise of the jet-powered airliner in the late 1950s, the demand for ocean liners declined. This, coupled with competition from Japan, led to difficulties for the British shipbuilding industry. The last liner that the company launched was MV Arlanza for Royal Mail Line in 1960; the last liner completed was SS Canberra for P&Oin 1961. In the ...
Faced with competitive pressures, Harland & Wolff sought to shift and broaden their portfolio, focusing less on shipbuilding and more on design and structural engineering, as well as ship repair, offshore construction projects and competing for other projects to do with metal engineering and construction. This led to Harland and Wolff constructing ...
A collection of Harland & Wolff papers are held at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). The Harland & Wolff archive in PRONI comprises c.2,000 files, c.200 volumes and c.16,000 documents, 1861–1987, documenting most aspects of the history of Belfast's famous shipbuilding firm. A further major archive is held at the Ulster Folk and Tran...
Johnston, Ian; Buxton, Ian (2013). The Battleship Builders – Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-027-6.McWhirter, George (1976). Queen of the Sea, George McWhirter. Ottawa: Oberon Press. ISBN 0-88750-198-2.(Poems about the Belfast Shipyard)Cameron, Stephen (2011). Belfast Shipbuilders: A Titanic Tale (1st ed.). Colourpoint Books. ISBN 978-1-906578-78-7.5 days ago · Here, we look at 10 ships that made Harland & Wolff the pride of Northern Ireland. Amerika By the time Amerika , a passenger liner and troop transport ship, launched in 1905, Harland & Wolff had ...
Harland and Wolff: The troubled history of Belfast's shipyard. Harland and Wolff once dominated global shipbuilding but it has had decades of financial problems.
Aug 6, 2019 · Famous for building the Titantic, the Belfast shipyard was founded in 1861 by Yorkshireman Edward Harland and his German business partner, Gustav Wolff. By the early 20th Century, Harland...
BT3 9DU. Northern Ireland. Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast was one of the largest shipbuilding yards in the world. There, Belfast yardmen built White Star Line ships like RMS Olympic and the infamous RMS Titanic. Belfast has a long history of shipbuilding dating back to 1636 when clergymen constructed ‘The Eagle’s Wing’ to sail to America.
