Star Of Bengal
The ''Star of Bengal'' was an iron three-Mast (sailing), masted Merchant vessel, merchant sailing ship, sailing vessel built in Belfast in 1874 by Harland and Wolff Industries (the shipyard that later constructed the ''Titanic''). Though built towards the end of the Age of Sail, she was successfully operated for 24 years by the British trading company Star Line (shipping company), J.P. Corry & Co. The ship mainly travelled on the London-Calcutta trading route, but made a few voyages to Australian and American ports. Following a formative change in the shipping industry, J.P. Corry switched to Steamship, steam vessels and sold its sailing fleet around 1898. At the same time, merchant shipping along the West Coast of the United States, United States Pacific Coast was experiencing a boom triggered by Klondike Gold Rush, Klondike and Nome Gold Rush, Nome gold rushes intensifying the colonization of the Pacific Northwest and increasing the demand for both passenger and cargo shipping i ...
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Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ...
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