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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.
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).
After the Totts war with the Teutonic Order, the conflict between the latter and the Archbishop of Riga, the "scheming" Sylvester, flared up again. Responding to this, the Swedish council allied with the Archbishop and sent five ships with 200 men onboard towards Salis in the Gulf of Riga, with other ships being said to have lost in accidents.
Teutonic: 1889: 1889–1921: 9,984: Launched by Harland and Wolff in 1889, serving trans-Atlantic routes. Collided with United States Lines Berlin and served as troop carrier in Boer War. It was the first armed merchant cruiser and last White Star liner to hold the Blue Riband. Scrapped at Emden in 1921.
In June 1455, a fleet of 13 ships commanded by councilor Jan von Schauwen from Gdańsk blockaded the Vistula Lagoon and, by capturing 3 Teutonic ships, disrupted communication between Kaliningrad and Samland. The Gdańsk landing party also plundered the Balga area and occupied the Old Town of Braniewo, Dobre Miasto, and Orneta. [60] [59]
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.
The Teutonic knights assembled 44 ships, mostly fishing boats, along with several galleys, staffed by 2500 men, of which around 1500 were armed. [2] Battle.
The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 ... The Order State also built ships and had a naval presence in the ...