On this day 103 years ago, the SS Nomadic was launched. The SS Nomadic was built as a tender for the White Star Line and her keel was laid down December 22, 1910. On April 25th, 1911 she was launched from Slipway No. 1 in Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast. On May 16th, 1911 she completed her sea trials. Then, on May 27th, 1911 she was delivered to the White Star Line. You may be going, "Ok, what's so cool about a tender ship?" Well, when Titanic was in Cherbourg on April 10th, 1912 Nomadic transferred 172 1st and second to the ill-fated RMS Titanic. Nomadic was designed to be as luxurious as could be for such a short journey. Although the journey to the awaiting liner may have only taken up 30 minutes, passengers would've loaded up to an hour or even two hours earlier. The Nomadic was powered by 2 compound steam engines and two single ended boilers, Nomadic had a working speed of 12 knots which was ideal for the environment she worked in. The best part about the Nomadic is that you get to still step aboard the ship and feel what it was like on the ship. In fact, you get to see all 4 decks! Now you may be going, where is the Nomadic? Well, she is located in Belfast, Ireland where Titanic was built. I am guessing you want to learn more, so here is the link to the Nomadic website: http://www.nomadicbelfast.com/. Happy Birthday Nomadic!
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