Belfast's Titanic Heritage

When RMS Titanic sailed away on her maiden voyage on April 10th, 1912, she was hailed as 'the new wonder of the world'. A remarkable feat of engineering, she was the largest and most luxuriously appointed ship ever seen and, despite her tragic sinking five days later, she remains a source of enduring pride in the city where she was built - Belfast.

  • Belfast Titanic Tours

    Visitors to Belfast can enjoy Titanic-related landmarks around the city through walking tours and boat trips...

  • Shipyard Heritage

    In 1909, when work began on the RMS Titanic, Belfast was one of the world's greatest ports...

  • Titanic & Her Sisters

    Titanic and Olympic would be over 880 ft long with a 46,328 gross tonnage. The largest moveable man-made objects on earth, their length exceeded the height of the tallest buildings of the time...

View Pathe News clips from the collections of the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum at www.titanicinbelfast.com.

Panoramic images of Harland and Wolff:
 Cityside view from Crane
View from base of Crane

Belfast's Titanic Heritage
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This guide will take you back to the source of the legend, the history of shipbuilding in Belfast, and in particular, Harland and Wolff.

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