The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.

• 1910年的今天，命运多桀的皇家邮轮“泰坦尼克”号的姊妹船皇家邮轮“奥林匹克”号从爱尔兰贝尔法斯特的哈兰德和沃尔夫船厂出厂。