Majestic
Passenger liner built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg.
Launched in June 1914 for the Hamburg-Amerika Line and named the Bismarck.
The completion was delayed by the World War,
and the ship was not delivered until March 1922.
Was tranferred to the British Shipping Controller after the war and was later sold to a consortium which consisted of the Cunard and White Star Lines.
I samband med detta erhöll hon namnet Majestic.
Sedermera övertog White Star lines ensamma ägandeskapet.
Dimensions: 956' x 100' x 58'
Tonnage: 56599 GRT
Machinery: Eight non-geared Parson turbines, four propellers.
Economic speed: 23,5 knop.
Passengers: 700 first class, 545 second class, 850 third class.
- 1914 June
- Launched.
- 1934 - 10 maj
- Sammanslogs Cunard och White Star lines.
Sysselsatt på traden Southampton - Cherbourg - New York.
Känd som "Queen of the Western Ocean" och var världens största
fartyg innan Normandie sjösattes.
Hon var det första fartyg som var utrustat för visning av ljudfilm.
- 1936 - 22 februari
- Sista resan från New York till Southampton
via Cherbourg.
Laid up in March and sold to T.W. Ward for £ 115 000 on May 15.
- 1937
- Sold to the British Admirality as a "boys training ship" and renamed Caledonia.
- 1939
- Sank at Rosyth im Skottland on September 29 after having caught fire.
- 1940
- Sold to Wards in March.
- 1943
- Bärgad den 17 juli.
- 19??
- Brought to Inverkeithing for breaking up.
Hon var då det största fartyg som sålts som skrot.