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From the main belfast site, the s***pbuilding empire covered the london works, scotstoun works, govan works, southampton works, clyde foundry, finnieston works, and the liverpool works. |
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Best known as the company that built the t**anic, harland and wolff has for more than 150 years built some of the largest and grandest vessels to ply the world's waterways. over the course of its history, the company has built merchant s***ps, luxury liners, wars***ps, oil tankers and bulk cargo vessels. |
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The yard produced men of steel - hard, self-educated, working cla*** heroes, in their time, belfast-built vessels and their countless innovations were often the first, the biggest, the earliest, the fastest, the most luxurious - the best.during the second world war, the yard played an important role in the war effort builting over 250 naval and merchant s***ps. ın addition to those new builds, the company repaired or converted over 22,000 s***ps. employment at belfast rose to over 30,000 during the war years, with over 20,000 employed at other locations throughout the uk. |
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Structures of virtually every weight and dimension have been fabricated by the company |
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The cranes, known locally as samson and goliath, are of krupp ardelt design, modified to meet harland and wolff's special requirements. the first, goliath, completed in july 1969, was largely constructed by harland and wolff in the belfast s***pyard, the second, samson, was provided in its entirety by krupps and was completed in may 1974. |
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Today, harland and wolff offers a unique combination of facilities and technical capability. from initial consultancy through detailed engineering and fabrication, harland and wolff is perfectly positioned to support the needs of the maritime, offsh**** and renewable energy sectors. |