Harland & Wolff
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Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding and fabrication company headquartered in London with sites in Belfast, Arnish, Appledore and Methil. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore
The gantry cranes Samson and Goliath (built in 1974 and 1969, respectively) have become symbols of the city of Belfast.
RMS Titanic ready for launch
Harland & Wolff's Belfast drawing offices early in the 20th century
Workers leaving the shipyard at Queens Road in early 1911. RMS Titanic is in the background, beneath the Arrol Gantry. The bow of SS Nomadic is at the far left.
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff
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Gustav Wilhelm Wolff was a German-born British shipbuilder and politician. Born in Hamburg, he moved to Liverpool in 1849 to live with his uncle, Gustav Christian Schwabe. After serving his apprentice
Harland & Wolff
…official history, Shipbuilders to the World, was published in 1986. Harland & Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward Harland (1831–1895) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913) who had moved to England aged 15, and then to Ireland in 1857. In 1858, Harland, then general manager, bought the small shipyard on Queen's…
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff