Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

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Joiners 1953 L To R - Back Row Norman McDonald, Dick Magill, Hugh Carson, Dan Cooke, Ned McDaid, Archie McDogal, Stewart Riychie, John Magill, Mervyn Bell, George Yates, Frank Stannage, Sam McChesney, Billy Galway, Sam Brown. L To R - Front Row Sammy Dalzell, Duncan McGregor, Roy Soldis, Billy Dickson, Cecil Close, Fred Houston (Foreman), Fred Stewart, Jack Adair, Billy McGiffin, John Mathieson, George Gray.

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No. 7 - Myrina The first supertanker to be built in the UK was the 190,000 dwt Myrina. Because the length of the ship (1,085 feet) could not be accommodated within the length of the largest shipyard slipway, the Myrina was constructed by sliding the after part of the vessel down the slipway, stopping it, and constructing the forward end on the vacated part of the slipway before finally launching.

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