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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.
Germanic: 1875: 1875–1903: 5,008: Launched in 1874 by Harland and Wolff for White Star trans-Atlantic routes, collided with Samarang off Sandy Hook in 1880, collided with Cumbrae in River Mersey in 1895. Transferred to American Line in 1903, then to Dominion Line in 1905 under Ottawa.
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 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.
Germanic ' s bow was badly damaged, and she immediately returned to port, and was withdrawn from service for repairs. She re-entered service in January 1896. [2] [9] On 11 February 1899, Germanic arrived at New York with her upper decks and rigging laden with ice and snow after sailing through a blizzard, which gave the ship a list to
The list of naval ships of Germany includes all naval ships which have been in service of the German Navy or its predecessors. Other lists include: List of ships of the Imperial German Navy; List of Kriegsmarine ships; List of German Federal Navy ships; List of German Navy ships; List of German Navy ship classes; List of U-boats of Germany
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White Star, which had not built an express liner since the Germanic of 1875, commissioned the record-breaker, Teutonic of 1889 and Majestic of 1890 after receiving a subsidy from the Admiralty to make the pair available as merchant cruisers in the event of hostilities. Cunard countered with two even faster ships, the Campania and the Lucania of ...