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July date for Titanic linked ship to journey to Belfast

The SS Nomadic, the last of the White Star ships and a vital link to the Titanic story, will return to Belfast in July.
The Northern Ireland Office bought the ship at an auction in Paris for £171,320 in January.

Social Development Minister David Hanson said a submersible barge will be used to bring the ship home.

He said this would present "the least risk to successfully transporting the 95-year old vessel".

Read entire article at BBC