As a six - year - old , MacQuitty had witnessed the ship being launched from the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast in May 1911 .
As a six - year - old , MacQuitty watched the maiden voyage departure the following year .
As a six - year - old , MacQuitty had witnessed the ship being launched from the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast in May 1911 , and watched the maiden voyage departure the following year .