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The ''SS Teutonic'' was a steamship built for the White Star Line in Belfast and was the first armed merchant cruiser.
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. Construction of the ''Teutonic'' and the ''Majestic'' began in 1887. When ''Teutonic'' was launched on January 19th, 1889, she was the first White Star ship not to have square rigged sails. The ship was completed on the 25th of July, and participated in the Spithead Naval Review on August the 1st, commemorating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
''Teutonic'' was built under the British Auxiliary Armed Cruiser Agreement, and was Britain's first armed merchant cruiser, sporting eight 4.7" guns. These were removed after the military reviews, and on August the 7th, she left on her maiden voyage to New York City, replacing the ''Baltic'' in White Star's lineup. In 1890, ''Majestic'' brought the Blue Riband to White Star, and in 1871, ''Teutonic'' took it from her sister with an average crossing speed of 20.25 knots. She later bested her own record with a speed of 20.5 knots, and it was another year before another ship, the ''City of Paris'' took the honour away, and a White Star ship would never achieve it again.
In 1897, ''Teutonic'' reassumed her military role for a review commemorating Victoria's 60th anniversary. In 1898, she had a minor collision in New York Harbor with the United States Lines' ''Berlin'', but neither ship suffered major damage.
During the Boer War in 1900, she served as a troop transport. In 1901, ''Teutonic'' encountered a tsunami, which washed two lookouts out of the crows nest, but survived. Because the tsunami hit at night, there were no passengers up on deck.
In 1911, she was transferred to sister company Dominion Line for Canadian service. In 1913, she was now old enough that she didn't attract the top-class passengers, and so was refitted to carry only second and third class travelers. In 1914, with the start of World War I, ''Teutonic'' became a merchant cruiser once again, being commissioned into the 10th Cruiser Squadron. In 1916, she was refitted with 6" guns, and served as a convoy escort ship during as well as for troop transport.
In 1921, she was scrapped at Emden.
★ White Star Ships
★ Great Ocean Liners
★ Detailed record of sailings on Norway Heritage
★ Historical overview
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| References |
History
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. Construction of the ''Teutonic'' and the ''Majestic'' began in 1887. When ''Teutonic'' was launched on January 19th, 1889, she was the first White Star ship not to have square rigged sails. The ship was completed on the 25th of July, and participated in the Spithead Naval Review on August the 1st, commemorating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
''Teutonic'' was built under the British Auxiliary Armed Cruiser Agreement, and was Britain's first armed merchant cruiser, sporting eight 4.7" guns. These were removed after the military reviews, and on August the 7th, she left on her maiden voyage to New York City, replacing the ''Baltic'' in White Star's lineup. In 1890, ''Majestic'' brought the Blue Riband to White Star, and in 1871, ''Teutonic'' took it from her sister with an average crossing speed of 20.25 knots. She later bested her own record with a speed of 20.5 knots, and it was another year before another ship, the ''City of Paris'' took the honour away, and a White Star ship would never achieve it again.
In 1897, ''Teutonic'' reassumed her military role for a review commemorating Victoria's 60th anniversary. In 1898, she had a minor collision in New York Harbor with the United States Lines' ''Berlin'', but neither ship suffered major damage.
During the Boer War in 1900, she served as a troop transport. In 1901, ''Teutonic'' encountered a tsunami, which washed two lookouts out of the crows nest, but survived. Because the tsunami hit at night, there were no passengers up on deck.
In 1911, she was transferred to sister company Dominion Line for Canadian service. In 1913, she was now old enough that she didn't attract the top-class passengers, and so was refitted to carry only second and third class travelers. In 1914, with the start of World War I, ''Teutonic'' became a merchant cruiser once again, being commissioned into the 10th Cruiser Squadron. In 1916, she was refitted with 6" guns, and served as a convoy escort ship during as well as for troop transport.
In 1921, she was scrapped at Emden.
References
★ White Star Ships
★ Great Ocean Liners
★ Detailed record of sailings on Norway Heritage
★ Historical overview
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