Belfast City Hall statues stand in the grounds, including one of Queen Victoria by Sir Thomas Brock. There is also a granite column dedicated to the American Expeditionary Force, many of whom were based in Belfast prior to D-Day. Brock also designed the marble figure of "Thane", the Titanic Memorial, in memorial to the victims of the sinking of the RMS "Titanic". The ship was built in Harland and Wolff's shipyard located in the east of the city. The monument was originally located at the front gate of City Hall, at the junction of Donegall Square North and Donegall Place. There is a
Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic victims Exception were made if friends or relatives wanted to erect a more elaborate headstone at their own expense; one such example is that of the grave of the "Titanic"s chief steward, Ernest Freeman, whose headstone was donated by the White Star Line's chairman J. Bruce Ismay. The graves are still maintained under a trust established by the White Star Line. Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic victims Monuments and memorials to the RMS "Titanic" victims exist in a number of places around the world associated with "Titanic", notably in Belfast, Liverpool and Southampton in the United Kingdom; Halifax, Nova