The RMS Titanic was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, which provided key employment opportunities for Northern Ireland at a time when jobs were hard to come by. This documentary provides personal accounts and expert insights into the Titanic's construction, launch, and the subsequent tragic sinking on its maiden voyage, and the subsequent impact this had on Belfast. Despite the Titanic's tragic end, Belfast has made efforts to embrace and memorialize the Titanic's legacy, with its creation of a museum in honor of it.

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