p4 visit to ss nomadic

P4 Visit to SS NomadicBotanic Primary School Belfast

The NomadicSS Nomadic is a steamship of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 in Belfast. Built as a tender to RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, she is now the last surviving White Star Line vessel.

We entered the Nomadic through the first class passengers entrance

It was very fancy. The floor had a pattern on it.

The passengers could have a free drink from the bar or free cup of tea.

The second class passengers did not have a bar and their floor was plain.

First class passengers luggage to be taken to the Titanic

The Nomadic took first and second class passengers to the Titanic. Third class passengers had to go on a smaller ship.

We walked around the ship and saw the fancy fitting The staircases were very grand for a ship.

We saw this diagram of the Nomadic.

SS Nomadic has recently been restored to its former high standard in Belfast. It is now open to the public.

We spent some time doing an art workshop. We used paper plates as a porthole and made collages of what we might have seen outside

It was great fun dressing up as a sailor. Some of the trousers were very tricky to get into.

The life jackets were filled with cork so that they would float,

Only they proved to be dangerous and actually killed some passengers !

The thing that P4 enjoyed the most was blowing the ships horn.

It was so loud! It nearly deafened us!

We had a great visit!