"Suevic"s stern was taken first to Southampton's Test Quay where it docked on 4 April, and attracted considerable crowds and publicity, two days later it was taken to be dry docked at the Trafalgar drydock, owned by Harland & Wolff where preliminary repair work was undertaken. White Star then ordered a new bow section from Harland and Wolff in Belfast, which was slightly longer than the original to allow proper grafting, the new bow was launched head-first on 5 October 1907. It was popularly said at the time that "Suevic" was the longest ship in the world, with her bow in Belfast and her stern in Southampton.