25 March 1912

25th March 1912

On This Day

At Belfast today Titanic’s lifesaving equipment was tested.

All sixteen lifeboats under davits were fully loaded with Islandmen (yard workers) and lowered to the water in order to test their strength and operation of the Welin boat handling gear in front of Francis Carruthers the Board of Trade Engineer and Ship Surveyor at Belfast.

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