Yes, I'll try to answer anything.

Are you taking my name in vain ?? i have never heard of you or seen you on this site before and you certainly have'nt spoke to me on the phone so whats it all about then ?????Quote:

Captain Nemo sorry about the last post the penny has just dropped you a friend of my son in Exeter is that right and i do recall the phone call now sorry.Glad you took my advice re; this site you'll learn a lot here.cheers booty
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Hi Tom,
thanks for that bit of information, i was surprised to see someone had responded to your post it took me a while to wonder what was going on as this Captain Nemo i did'nt relate to who it was, but now i know.so keep up the good work, unlike him my list is still incomplete.Cheers Booty :hammer:

Hello Mr Dyer.
I Was wondering if you had any information on two White Star Liners that i am researching ? they are the "Majestic" and the "Teutonic" i have searched my local library but so far have been able to locate anything relating to these two ships,hope you can help regards Neptune way down in davy jones locker

Yes I'll post it soon (within the next half hour).

White Star's first Majestic, sister to Teutonic, was built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast. Launched in 1889, she entered service on 2 April 1890, with a Liverpool-New York round trip. In July 1891, she captured the westbound Blue Riband on her only record crossing: 5 days, 18 hrs., 8 mins., for an average speed of 20.1 knots.

Except for two Boer War trooping trips to South Africa in December 1899 and February 1900, Majestic remained on the Liverpool-New York service until 1907. Along the way she was substantially remodeled in 1902-03, a process which included the installation of new boilers, the heightening of her funnels and the elimination of one of her three masts. Although the ship shown on the last card on this page is not identified, it appears to be Majestic after these changes were made.

When White Star moved its principal service from Liverpool to Southampton in June 1907, Majestic was one of the four ships assigned there to maintain a weekly sailing schedule. (The other three were Adriatic (II), Teutonic and Oceanic (II).

In November 1911, after Olympic entered service, Majestic was withdrawn and placed in reserve. Six months later, however, she resumed her Southampton-New York duties as Titanic's replacement. She made her last voyage on 14 January 1914 and arrived at the shipbreakers in May of that year.

Teutonic, built for White Star by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, was one of the greatest of White Star's fleet. Launched in 1889, she was the line's first twin-screw liner and the first that was not fitted with square-rigged masts for sails. Even before her maiden voyage, she attained considerable attention by representing White Star at the Spithead Naval Review marking Queen Victoria's fiftieth year on the throne. On display there as an armed merchant cruiser, the first passenger ship built specifically for rapid conversion to that role, she was inspected by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kaiser was so impressed that he was overheard to say "We must have some of these." (Teutonic would repeat this role ten years later, at a Spithead Naval Review celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee.)

Three days after the Review, on 7 August 1889, her weaponry had been removed and Teutonic left on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York. In service, she captured what would turn out to be White Star's last Blue Riband when she set a westbound crossing record in 1891. (In fact, with a service speed of 19 to 20 knots, Teutonic and her sister Majestic (I) were among the fastest ships White Star would ever own -- only Olympic, Titanic and Majestic II were faster.)

Except for Boer War trooping service, Teutonic remained on the Liverpool-New York route until White Star moved its principal service to Southampton in 1907. Principally due to her speed, Teutonic was placed on the new route, together with Majestic (I), Oceanic (II) and Adriatic (II). She remained on that service until Olympic's arrival in 1911; she was then refitted and placed on the White Star-Dominion service to Canada.

Requisitioned for use as an AMC when World War I began, Teutonic never returned to White Star service. The Admiralty purchased her outright in 1915 and used her as a convoy escort. In 1918, she was taken over by the Shipping Controller as a troopship and placed under White Star's management. She was broken up in 1921.

Hi, shkstephens,

You forgot the source of your post:
http://www.greatships.net/majestic1.html
http://www.greatships.net/teutonic.html

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(lol I don't want you to get into trouble)
Tom

Thanks tom and also SHK Stephens the info you have supplied is more than i hoped thank you both very much. Neptune :pint: :pint: :pint:

Hello Tom, i must say that the members on this site are fantastic the information they post is good. But i have a problem you might be able to assist me with and that is was a second Olympic ever built ?? as i think i read somewhere about a second Olympic