belfast had been the fastest growing shipbuilding region ever since 1878 with an average annual growth rate of 7.8 per cent more than twice the rate of clyeside and in 1914 harland and wolff was responssible for almost 8 per cent of world out put in 1914 the workforce at harland and wolff fellfrom 24,425 to 18,412 between july and october then realising it was not going to be a shot war churchill ensured that orders flowed in skilled labour became scarce that in week ending 27th april 1915 1,239 shiprights and boler makers were over sixty in 1918 harland and wolff launched 201,070 tons of merchant shipping 120,000 tons more than the firms nearest united kingdom rival workman and clark built defence vessels patrol boats and cargo ship totalling 260,000 tons during the war harland and wolff broke all records in completing standard ships one was launched from queens island on the morning of tuesday 10th septsember by night fall the engines and boiler were on board and 9 pm on saturday it was ready for sea
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