Thomas Andrews Jr.
By: Dylan Slater

Thomas Andrews Jr. was born on February 7^th ,1873. When Andrews was 11 years old, he entered the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.  When he was 16, he dropped out of school and entered Harland & Wolff ship-builders as a premium apprentice. Eventually he made his way up to the Managing Director of Harland & Wolff, and was in charge of designing the ships.

 Andrews followed a team of mechanics on the maiden voyages of the Adriatic, Oceanic, and Olympic, and then he ended up being one of the Titanic’s ship builders. Andrews spent almost his whole time at sea taking notes and helping the crew with small difficulties.

When he was 39, Andrews boarded the Titanic as a First Class passenger. He boarded with a complimentary ticket # 112050. Andrews perished in the sinking of the Titanic. He was last seen staring into space by the painting in the First Class smoking room, with his life belt discarded. His body was never recovered.

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