The leading crewmen were only allowed in if they showed their exclusive invitation.

Most of those people were Harland and Wolff's designers, drawers and engineers. Especially for them, a massive tribune had been placed with room for a few hundred. The ladies and gentlemen who were invited were able to wait for the launch with more luxury and elegance. Among those people were the thousands of employees who weren't invited, to watch their work slide into the water. Many people diverted to Spencer Basin, which also gave a good (and free) view on the Titanic, ignoring the piles of wood and coal, making it nasty and dusty. The authorities closed part of the quay and charged a few shillings for entrance. came, Corporation Street was clogged with cars and pedestrians all heading to the Albert Quay. Lots of people came to look at the launch, mainly because the clear spring skies, which was already quite rare in Belfast.

She was completed, had finished sea trials and was now anchored under steam in Belfast Lough, waiting for the White Star Line's special guests and bring them back to England.

It was even a double holiday for Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line, because the Olympic would be delivered the same day. It was a non-paid holiday for the workers, forcing them to spend some of their weekly £2 wages. The ship was launched on May 31 st, 1911, over 7 months after Olympic's launch. The massive screws and rudder dwarf a person Launching

Titanic instaling