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RMS Teutonic, the first ship of the class
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Class overview | |
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Name | Teutonic class |
Builders | Harland and Wolff |
Operators | White Star Line |
Preceded by | Coptic class |
Succeeded by | Naronic class |
In service | 1889–1921 |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 9,984 – 9,965 gross register tons |
Length | 582 ft (177 m) |
Beam | 57.7 ft 7 in (17.76 m) |
Propulsion | Two triple expansion engines powering two propellers |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) service speed |
Capacity |
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The Teutonic-class ocean liners were a pair of passenger liners named the Teutonic and Majestic. these ship were built by Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line, specifically for the White Star Line's transatlantic service route. These ships are also renowned as revolutionary for the time, as their main propulsion are propellers instead of square-rigged sails.[1]