Tommy Millar worked for the Belfast based shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, in the engine shop. He helped to build the engines for many of the world renowned vessels built in the yard in the first decade of the 20th Century. Undeterred, Tommy continued with his plan to move to America and joined the White Star Line, as a deck engineer on board their greatest liner, Titanic. Just days later, Titanic struck an iceberg crossing the Atlantic and Tommy was lost. True to his promise, his youngest son Ruddick.

The Titanic Saga started in Liverpool. As the home port of RMS Titanic, Liverpool is where the idea was born and the decision to commission the greatest ever oceangoing vessel was taken. Your Titanic Tour will start at The White Star Line B.

At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world. The first-class Grand Staircase aboard the Titanic. Olympic and Titanic under construction.

Friday, October 14, 2016. New Perspectives on Old Story. Delighted to have launched my book about the evolution of civil-military relations in Ireland. The 25-year-old story of PDFORRA contributes enormously to the study of civil military relations and adds several new layers to the collective knowledge of an area of international academic interest. The establishment of NASA brought together w.