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He was the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner Titanic and perished along with more than 1,500 people when the ship sank on her maiden voyage. [1] Early life. Thomas (second from right) with family, circa 1895.
Thomas Andrews was born on this day in 1873. He died in 1912, when the ship he had designed sank, after encouraging the Titanic’s passengers to get off the ship if they could.
13 Ιουν 2024 · Thomas Andrews (born February 7, 1873, Comber, near Belfast, Northern Ireland—died April 15, 1912, at sea, northern Atlantic Ocean) was an Irish shipbuilder who was best known for designing the luxury liners Olympic and Titanic.
Watch BBC video about the chief naval architect at Harland and Wolff shipyard, Thomas Andrews - the designer of Titanic.
Thomas Andrews is commonly referred to as the designer of Titanic, to the exclusion of Carlisle and Wilding. Certainly he was the chief naval architect from the summer of 1910, and is generally credited with the structural design of the ships.
15 Απρ 2012 · The 39-year-old designer was a nephew of Lord Pirrie, the principal owner of Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard who built the Titanic. Mr Andrews habitually travelled on the maiden voyages...
The undoubted hero of the story of the titanic is Thomas Andrews, chief naval architect, managing director of the design department at Harland and Wolff and the leader of the Guarantee Group.
