Nomadic teams up with Harland & Wolff again...100 years on
The 100 year link between the SS Nomadic and Harland & Wolff is about to be rekindled.
The shipyard made famous for building the Titanic has just been awarded a £2m contract by the Department for Social Development who own the Nomadic, to carry out restoration work on the vessel’s superstructure and steelwork almost 100 years after constructing her. The Nomadic ferried passengers to board the Titanic.
Work will start on the project immediately and is scheduled to be completed by the end of July; SS Nomadic will feature prominently in Belfast’s Titanic 2012 celebrations.
Social Development Minister Alex Attwood said: “The award of this £2million contract will help restore and revamp Nomadic’s 100 year old superstructure and steelwork, getting it ready for Titanic’s 2012 celebrations. It will also provide over 25 jobs and I anticipate at least three new posts will be created.
“The Nomadic played an important role in the Titanic story. We are looking forward to the next chapter which will see her take up a role as a key attraction at the heart of the centenary festivities. This is another great milestone in the ongoing refurbishment of Titanic’s little sister.”
Denis Rooney, Chairman of the Nomadic Charitable Trust said: “The superstructure and steelwork contract will ensure that the vessel will be ready to accommodate the key fit out stage of the restoration programme, which will commence immediately after this contract is complete. Between now and then we do have another very important milestone of our own with the Nomadic celebrating her centenary in April of this year. We have agreed with the contractor to schedule work to accommodate a number of pre-booked ‘hard hat’ tours to mark this important milestone. NCT is still looking for financial help to restore the Nomadic and give this magnificent piece of maritime heritage its rightful place in history.”
The £2m contract has been awarded under the Peace III Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), with additional funding from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) and will primarily cover work associated with the re-establishment and the erection of the bridge deck and the flying bridge deck.
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Nomadic teams up with Harland & Wolff again...100 years on
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