RMS Olympic building and Launch

[Garry Russell]

Belfast Shipbuilding during the heydays of Trans Atlantic liner construction.

Movie film of construction and launch of the hull of RMS Olympic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLY-ZESyXkA


Many active people that aprt from the way they are dressed are just like us, sadly all will now be dead.

[DaveB]

Thanks big G.. enjoyed that

Loved the 'safety' bowlers and flat caps the workers wore and not a single 'Hi-vis' in sight

ATB
DaveB

[Garry Russell]

Notice the plate the tried to lift and the strop snapped or came undone...they just stepped back

Wonderful achive isn't it

[dodger]

Hi Garry,

That's a great piece of film,i enjoyed it.

Thanks for posting

Roger.

[511Flyer]

Steam driven cranes, with cabs made of corrugated tin, and whistles! Horses and carts to deliver the components. Wooden scaffolds. Hundreds of hard working men.

I've watched it three times, and noticed something new each time. I loved it!

Den.

[Garry Russell]

Indeed ...and when it comes to the actual construcion, it's hammers and hammered tools. Like you say, brute force.

All built true, level and square to the reference line whilst sitting at an incline on the slip.

Truly a magnificent display of team art.

[petermcleland]

Garry, thanks for a wonderful piece of film

[TSR2]

Many thanks Garry, really enjoyed that

[FlyTexas]

Great film! Those men sure knew how to build beautiful ships. The Olympic's slip at Harland and Wolff still exists...sort of. http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2009/09 ... s-slipway/
Wouldn't you have loved to own a pub near the shipyard back in those days? Especially on payday!

Brian

[Garry Russell]

Indeed Brian

The fitting out basin is still in use...that's where they used to add the machinery, funnels and winglets

The awful thing is that these men were very highly skilled craftsmen, yet, were paid and treated as if they were stupid halfwits.

So looked down on by the ruling classes, yet it is those people that made the country what it was.

Lord Toffynose couldn't saw a plank in half.... and it's the likes of him that has made the country what it is now.