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Sir James Andrews, 1st Baronet (brother) Thomas Andrews Jr. (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder, who was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. He was the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner Titanic ...
- British
- Shipbuilder
- 15 April 1912 (aged 39), Atlantic Ocean
Thomas Andrews was born on this day in 1873. He died in 1912, when the ship he had designed sank, after encouraging the Titanic ’s passengers to get off the ship if they could. Today the Titanic ...
May 6, 2024 · Thomas Andrews (born February 7, 1873, Comber, near Belfast, Northern Ireland—died April 15, 1912, at sea, northern Atlantic Ocean) was an Irish shipbuilder who was best known for designing the luxury liners Olympic and Titanic. Construction of the Olympic (right) and the Titanic in the shipyard of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Thomas Andrews Jr., 39, was born at Ardara House, Comber, Northern Ireland on 7 February 1873, a son of the Right Hon. Thomas Andrews and Eliza Pirrie; he was also a nephew of Lord Pirrie, principal owner of Harland & Wolff (the builders of the Titanic) In 1884 Andrews entered the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, but at the age of 16 he ...
- Male
- Irish
- Belfast, Ireland
- Shipbuilder
Apr 15, 2012 · Like Captain Smith, Thomas Andrews, the designer of the Titanic, went down with his ship. ... Mr Andrews habitually travelled on the maiden voyages of the ships he had a hand in building, crossing ...
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Thomas went down with the ship that was his crowning glory, his body was never recovered but tales of his grace, intellect and bravery live on. The “Ship of Dreams”, the Titanic, was built in Northern Ireland, and designed in Northern Ireland, by chief designer Thomas Andrews. This is his story.
Thomas Andrews He brought the idea of 'Olympic class' ocean liners to life, overseeing their planning and construction. The most famous of these was Titanic, which he joined on its maiden voyage.
