Tom McCluskie

Thomas Godfrey McCluskie, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1950, is the son of a fifth-generation shipyard worker. He joined Harland & Wolff as a message boy in 1970, became an apprentice fitter in 1971, and in 1974 moved into the Naval Drawing Office. In 1980 he was appointed an administrator, overseeing all the operations of the Drawing Office, and by 1986 was admistrative manager and archive manager, a post which carried special responsibilities, promoting the company's history and...See more

Thomas Godfrey McCluskie, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1950, is the son of a fifth-generation shipyard worker. He joined Harland & Wolff as a message boy in 1970, became an apprentice fitter in 1971, and in 1974 moved into the Naval Drawing Office. In 1980 he was appointed an administrator, overseeing all the operations of the Drawing Office, and by 1986 was admistrative manager and archive manager, a post which carried special responsibilities, promoting the company's history and developing associated businesses. In April 1997 he was made an honorary member of the Titanic Historical Society of America. Tom is also a Governor of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute and an associate member of the Royal Institute of Marine Engineers. Tom was H & W's Technical Liaison to 20th Century Fox in the production of James Cameron's film Titanic. See less