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GATESHEAD-based Pyeroy has won a £150,000 contract to supply scaffolding and industrial painting expertise to support the refurbishment of the vessel used to ferry passengers out to RMS Titanic as she lay anchored off the port of Cherbourg on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
The 1,273-ton SS Nomadic steamship, used by the White Star Line as a tender for the liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, has returned to the Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast to undergo a £2m restoration – 100 years after she was constructed there.
Industrial services specialist Pyeroy has enclosed the vessel in a protective sheeted structure while the hull is being repaired, internal sections removed and replaced and a new wooden top deck installed.
This will be followed later this year by the repainting the 67m (220ft) long hull and refurbished superstructure to return the SS Nomadic’s original black and white livery using a special, long-lasting protective coating.
Pyeroy won the work in the face of stiff competition because of its cost-effective solution to complete the refurbishment programme.
Fraser McAlees, Pyeroy’s regional manager for Northern Ireland, said: “This shows how our extensive marine services expertise can be brought to bear on a unique project to ensure an important historical vessel is restored to its former glory for future generations to enjoy.”
SS Nomadic, along with her sister ship SS Traffic, were based at Cherbourg, France, where they ferried passengers to and from the 52,000-ton Titanic and Olympic passenger ships because they were too large to berth in the port.
She then went on to serve as a troop carrier during both World Wars before eventually becoming the tender for RMS Queen Elizabeth, followed by a conversion into a floating restaurant on the river Seine in Paris. Following this restoration, she will become a visitor attraction located in Belfast’s Hamilton Dock.
The Pyeroy Group is based in Gateshead and employs 1,150 people.
Source: Pyeroy
The 1,273-ton SS Nomadic steamship, used by the White Star Line as a tender for the liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, has returned to the Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast to undergo a £2m restoration – 100 years after she was constructed there.
Industrial services specialist Pyeroy has enclosed the vessel in a protective sheeted structure while the hull is being repaired, internal sections removed and replaced and a new wooden top deck installed.
This will be followed later this year by the repainting the 67m (220ft) long hull and refurbished superstructure to return the SS Nomadic’s original black and white livery using a special, long-lasting protective coating.
Pyeroy won the work in the face of stiff competition because of its cost-effective solution to complete the refurbishment programme.
Fraser McAlees, Pyeroy’s regional manager for Northern Ireland, said: “This shows how our extensive marine services expertise can be brought to bear on a unique project to ensure an important historical vessel is restored to its former glory for future generations to enjoy.”
SS Nomadic, along with her sister ship SS Traffic, were based at Cherbourg, France, where they ferried passengers to and from the 52,000-ton Titanic and Olympic passenger ships because they were too large to berth in the port.
She then went on to serve as a troop carrier during both World Wars before eventually becoming the tender for RMS Queen Elizabeth, followed by a conversion into a floating restaurant on the river Seine in Paris. Following this restoration, she will become a visitor attraction located in Belfast’s Hamilton Dock.
The Pyeroy Group is based in Gateshead and employs 1,150 people.
Source: Pyeroy