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Workman, Clark and Company: Belfast's Forgotten Shipyard Sets A Riveting Record

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Workman, Clark and Company shipyard - known locally as the “Wee Yard” - stood on the site now occupied by Titanic or Paint Hall Studios. The yard made merchant ships and, during the war, turned out two M29 class Monitor ships for the Royal Navy. Location: Titanic Studios, Queens Rd, Belfast BT3 9DU Image: HMS M.33 built by Workman, Clark and Company, preserved at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Image courtesy of Devin Serlin

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