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Here she is -- the one and only White Star vessel left in the world. It is common knowledge that OLYMPIC and TITANIC were built on slipways 2 and 3 at Harland and Wolff shipyards. Ever wondered about slip number 1? That was NOMADIC! She was launched on April 25, 1911 and delivered to the White Star Line on Saturday, May 27. OLYMPIC would be delivered two days later. They would sail out of Belfast together on May 31. The NOMADIC, and her running mate TRAFFIC, would serve the OLYMPIC CLASS in Cherbourg by ferrying passengers and cargo since the liners' size kept them from docking in the port. The building of such a fine vessel is a testament to White Star's commitment to passenger comfort. You could say the tender was a little luxury liner in her own right! Against all odds Nomadic has managed to survive an entire century of service and a substantial dose of neglect. Today she is back home in Belfast and gleaming like new. She sits with her lone buff funnel rising above her -- announcing to all that she is a White Star ship.