Cutting-edge designs of 'unsinkable' Titanic to be made public for first time

Cutting-edge designs of 'unsinkable' Titanic to be made public for first time 8 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Robbie Meredith Education and arts correspondent, BBC News NI Titanic was the largest ship ever built when it was launched in 1912 When Titanic departed on her doomed maiden voyage in April 1912 she was the largest, most luxurious and most technically advanced ship ever to sail the seas. Her electrical plant could produce more power than an average city power station at the time and her features included Turkish baths, a swimming pool, gymnasium, and - even in third class - some of the best accommodation available at sea. Now - 114 years after the ship hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic - the technical plans and drawings used to build her will be made available to the public for the first time. They are among hundreds of thousands of ship plans and documents made widely accessible. National Museums Northern Ireland Project archivist Siobhan McLaughlin said it will unlock Belfast's hidden histories Titanic - along with her sister ships Olympic and Britannic - was designed at the drawing office of the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, which is now a hotel. The designs and drawings are included in the Harland & Wolff ship plans archive. It is stored at the Ulster Folk Museum and is being made available by National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI). …