In February 1912, RMS Titanic was just 2 months away from completion - and disaster. Fortunately some smart cookie had the idea of filming Titanic as the new ship crossed a milestone in her construction. After Titanic was lost in April this film was circulated as footage taken just before her final departure from Southampton, but it's not the case! This piece of film gives us remarkable insight into the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast where Titanic was built. Today we'll draw clues and inferences from the film to determine when it was actually shot and what it can tell us about Titanic's construction.

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!

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