<P> Thomas Andrews , Jr. ( 7 February 1873 -- 15 April 1912 ) was an Irish businessman and shipbuilder . He was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast , Ireland . As the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner RMS Titanic , he was travelling on board that vessel during her maiden voyage when the ship hit an iceberg on 14 April 1912 . He perished along with more than fifteen hundred others . His body was never recovered . </P>
<P> Thomas Andrews , Jr. ( 7 February 1873 -- 15 April 1912 ) was an Irish businessman and shipbuilder . He was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast , Ireland . As the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner RMS Titanic , he was travelling on board that vessel during her maiden voyage when the ship hit an iceberg on 14 April 1912 . He perished along with more than fifteen hundred others . His body was never recovered . </P>
who came up with the idea of the titanic
who came up with the idea of the titanic
Thomas Andrews , Jr.
Thomas Andrews , Jr.