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Teutonic as seen in the Spithead Naval Review. In the late 1880s competition for the Blue Riband, the award for the fastest Atlantic crossing, was fierce amongst the top steamship lines, and White Star decided to order two ships from Harland and Wolff that would be capable of an average Atlantic crossing speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).
RMS Teutonic was an ocean liner built for the White Star Line in Belfast, which entered service in 1889. She was the sister ship of RMS Majestic . Teutonic and her sister were the flagships of White Star Line's fleet for around a decade, until Oceanic entered service in 1899.
SS Desna, passenger ship for Royal Mail Line, launched 2 March 1912, completed 3 October 1912. [327] SS Darro, passenger ship for Royal Mail Line, launched 16 May 1912, completed 31 October 1912. [328] SS Oxfordshire, cargo liner for Bibby Line, launched 15 June 1912, completed 17 September 1912, renamed Safina-E-Arab 1951, scrapped 1958. [329]
This sub-category lists all ocean liners which sailed for the White Star Line. Subcategories. ... SS Germanic (1874) SS Gothic (1893) H. SS Haverford; RMS Homeric ...
RMS Majestic was an ocean liner which entered service in 1890 and was operated by the White Star Line.She was the sister ship of RMS Teutonic. Majestic and her sister were the flagships of White Star Line's fleet for around a decade, until Oceanic entered service in 1899.
City of New York was a British built passenger liner that was designed to be the largest and fastest liner on the Atlantic.When she entered service with the Inman Line in August 1888, she was the first twin screw express liner in the world, and while she did not achieve the westbound Blue Riband, she ultimately held the eastbound record from August 1892 to May 1893 at a speed of 20.11 knots. [2]
"Naval and Maritime Museums List United States of America" Saini, Vik. "Maritime and naval museum links" Smith, Robert. "Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites" Smith, Robert H. (2005). Smith's guide to maritime museums of North America. Del Mar, California: C Books Publisher.
Text reads: Transatlantic races between the Teutonic and liner City of New York were common in the 19th-century. They usually began in either Queenstown Harbour or New York Harbor . On August 14, 1890, the Teutonic beat the City of New York by over three hours, and broke the ocean record by coming from Queenstown in 5 days, 19 hours, and 5 ...