S.S. Teutonic, White Star Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1889 at Belfast, Ireland by Harland & Wolff 9,984 gross 582ft x 57.8ft x 39.5ft White Star Line

S.S. Teutonic, White Star Line - early image with what appears to be shorter funnels then on some later images. (pre 1903?)
S/S Teutonic, early image with what appears
to be shorter funnels then on some later images. (pre 1903?)
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Teutonic, White Star Line steamship, taller funnels
S/S Teutonic, taller funnels (post 1903?)Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
Teutonic, White Star Line steamship - tall funnels, sheltered promenade decks
Teutonic seen with tall funnels. Her upper decks
also apperas to have been rebuilt and she
has sheltered promanade decks. (post 1911 - 1913?)
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Teutonic, White Star Line steamship - as WW1 armed cruiser
Teutonic as a WW1 armed cruiser
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Details: 9,984 tons gross, 8,829 under deck and 4,269 net. She had two funnels, 3 masts, was fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery. She had twin screws and triple expansion engines with 6 cylinders of 43, 68 and 110 inches diameter each pair and stroke 60 inches. The engine delivered 1,875 nominal horsepower which gave the ship the impressing speed of 20 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 399 1st class, 190 2nd class and 1000 3rd class passengers. Call sign: LFWN. Official registration #: 96334. Master: Captain E.R. McKinstry, appointed to the vessel in 1899.

It is most likely that the Teutonic was rebuilt with shorter funnels at about the same time as her sister the Majestic (1) was rebuilt with shorter funnels. She appears to have been out of service February - March 1903, which could be when she was rebuilt. She was also rebuilt 1911 - 1913, when she was converted to 2nd and 3rd class only.

Teutonic, White Star Line steamship second class plan
White Star Line steamship Teutonic
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Second class plan, showing the saloon deck with berthing accommodation, upper deck with the dining saloon and the library and smoke room on the promenade deck.

White Star Line steamship Teutonic - at Liverpool
White Star Line steamship Teutonic - at Liverpool
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Teutonic, White Star Line steamship at the Naval Inspection, Spithead, Aug., 1889
Picture of the Teutonic,
White Star Line steamship at the Naval Inspection, Spithead, Aug., 1889
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Chronological History

Year Event
1889 Jan. 19: launched
1889 Aug. 7: Maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1889 Liverpool Aug. 7 → New York Aug. 15. Via Queenstown 1889-08-08. Arrived in New York at 01:00 night.
1889 Liverpool → New York Sept. 12. 1350 passengers arrived in the morning.
1889 Liverpool → New York Oct. 9. 1100 passengers crossing in only 6 days and 6 hours from England.
1889 Liverpool → New York Nov. 1
1889 Liverpool → New York Nov. 6
1889 Liverpool → New York Nov. 6
1889 Liverpool → New York Dec. 5
1890 Liverpool → New York Feb. 26
1890 Liverpool → New York Feb. 26
1890 Liverpool → New York Mar. 27
1890 Liverpool → New York Mar. 27
1890 Liverpool → New York Mar. 27
1890 Liverpool → New York Apr. 23. Arrived on a Wednesday morning.
1890 Liverpool May 14 → New York May 21
1890 Liverpool → New York June 18. Arrived on a Wednesday morning.
1890 Liverpool → New York June 18. Arrived on a Wednesday morning.
1890 Liverpool → New York June 18. Arrived on a Wednesday morning.
1890 Liverpool → New York July 16
1890 Liverpool → New York July 16
1890 Liverpool → New York Aug. 13. Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days, 20 hours and 43 min.
1890 Liverpool → New York Aug. 13. Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days, 20 hours and 43 min.
1890 August: Took the westbound record: 5 days 16 hours 31 min. at 20.35kts.
1890 Liverpool → New York Sept. 10. Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 21 hours.
1890 Liverpool → New York Oct. 8. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1890 Liverpool → New York Oct. 8. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1890 Liverpool → New York Nov. 5
1890 Liverpool → New York Nov. 5
1890 Liverpool → New York Dec. 4
1890 Liverpool → New York Dec. 4
1891 Liverpool → New York Feb. 4
1891 Liverpool → New York Feb. 4
1891 Liverpool → New York Mar. 4
1891 Liverpool → New York Apr. 1
1891 Liverpool → New York Apr. 1
1891 Liverpool → New York Apr. 29
1891 Liverpool → New York May 27
1891 Liverpool → New York May 27
1891 Liverpool → New York June 23. ?? Arrival date.
1891 Liverpool → New York June 23. ?? Arrival date.
1891 Liverpool → New York July 22. Arrived in the morning.
1891 Liverpool → New York Aug. 19. Arrived in the morning after crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 16 hours and 31 min..
1891 Liverpool → New York Aug. 19. Arrived in the morning after crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 16 hours and 31 min..
1891 Liverpool → New York Aug. 19. Arrived in the morning after crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 16 hours and 31 min..
1891 Liverpool → New York Sept. 16
1891 Liverpool → New York Sept. 16
1891 Liverpool Oct. 7 → New York Oct. 14
1891 Liverpool Oct. 7 → New York Oct. 14
1891 Liverpool Nov. 4 → New York Nov. 11. Arrived in the morning.
1891 Liverpool Nov. 4 → New York Nov. 11. Arrived in the morning.
1891 Liverpool → New York Dec. 9
1892 Liverpool Feb. 3 → New York Feb. 11
1892 Liverpool → New York Mar. 9
1892 Liverpool → New York Mar. 9
1892 Liverpool → New York Apr. 6
1892 Liverpool → New York Apr. 6
1892 Liverpool → New York Apr. 6
1892 Liverpool → New York May 4. Arrived in the morning.
1892 Liverpool → New York May 4. Arrived in the morning.
1892 Liverpool → New York June 1. Arrived in the morning.
1892 Liverpool → New York June 1. Arrived in the morning.
1892 Liverpool → New York June 1. Arrived in the morning.
1892 Liverpool June 22 → New York June 29
1892 Liverpool June 22 → New York June 29
1892 Liverpool June 22 → New York June 29
1892 Liverpool → New York Aug. 3
1892 Liverpool → New York Aug. 3
1892 Liverpool → New York Aug. 3
1892 Liverpool → New York Aug. 31
1892 Liverpool → New York Aug. 31
1892 Liverpool → New York Sept. 27. Arrived in the evening.
1892 Liverpool → New York Oct. 26
1892 Liverpool → New York Nov. 23
1892 Liverpool → New York Nov. 23
1892 Liverpool → New York Dec. 21
1893 Liverpool Jan. 25 → New York Feb. 2
1893 Liverpool Jan. 25 → New York Feb. 2
1893 Liverpool Feb. 22 → New York Mar. 1
1893 Liverpool Feb. 22 → New York Mar. 1
1893 Liverpool Mar. 22 → New York Mar. 29. Arrived in the morning.
1893 Liverpool Mar. 22 → New York Mar. 29. Arrived in the morning.
1893 Liverpool Apr. 19 → New York Apr. 26
1893 Liverpool May 17 → New York May 24
1893 Liverpool May 17 → New York May 24
1893 Liverpool June 14 → New York June 21
1893 Liverpool July 19 → New York July 26
1893 Liverpool July 19 → New York July 26
1893 Liverpool Aug. 16 → New York Aug. 23. Crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1893 Liverpool Aug. 16 → New York Aug. 23. Crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1893 Liverpool → New York Sept. 20. Crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1893 Liverpool → New York Sept. 20. Crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1893 Liverpool Oct. 11 → New York Oct. 18
1893 Liverpool Nov. 8 → New York Nov. 15
1893 Liverpool Nov. 8 → New York Nov. 15
1893 Liverpool Dec. 6 → New York Dec. 14
1893 Liverpool Dec. 6 → New York Dec. 14
1894 Liverpool Jan. 3 → New York Jan. 10
1894 Liverpool Feb. 21 → New York Mar. 1
1894 Liverpool Feb. 21 → New York Mar. 1
1894 Liverpool Mar. 21 → New York Mar. 29
1894 Liverpool Mar. 21 → New York Mar. 29
1894 Liverpool Apr. 18 → New York Apr. 25
1894 Liverpool Apr. 18 → New York Apr. 25
1894 Liverpool May 16 → New York May 23
1894 Liverpool May 16 → New York May 23
1894 Liverpool → New York June 20
1894 Liverpool → New York June 20
1894 Liverpool → New York July 18
1894 Liverpool → New York July 18
1894 Liverpool Aug. 8 → New York Aug. 15
1894 Liverpool Aug. 8 → New York Aug. 15
1894 Liverpool Sept. 5 → New York Sept. 12
1894 Liverpool Oct. 3 → New York Oct. 10
1894 Liverpool → New York Nov. 13
1894 Liverpool → New York Dec. 12
1895 Liverpool → New York Feb. 11
1895 Liverpool → New York Mar. 7
1895 Liverpool → New York Apr. 3
1895 Liverpool → New York May 1
1895 Liverpool → New York May 29
1895 Liverpool June 26 → New York July 3
1895 Liverpool → New York July 31
1895 Liverpool → New York Aug. 14
1895 Liverpool Aug. 21 → New York Aug. 28
1895 Liverpool Sept. 18 → New York Sept. 25
1895 Liverpool Oct. 16 → New York Oct. 23
1895 Liverpool → New York Nov. 27
1895 Liverpool Dec. 18 → New York Dec. 25
1896 Liverpool → New York Jan. 22
1896 Liverpool → New York Feb. 19
1896 Liverpool Mar. 11 → New York Mar. 18
1896 Liverpool → New York Apr. 15
1896 Liverpool → New York May 13
1896 Liverpool June 3 → New York June 10
1896 Liverpool July 1 → New York July 8
1896 Liverpool July 29 → New York Aug. 5
1896 Liverpool Aug. 26 → New York Sept. 2
1896 Liverpool Sept. 23 → New York Sept. 30
1896 Liverpool Oct. 21 → New York Oct. 28
1896 Liverpool Nov. 18 → New York Nov. 26. Also reported arrive 1896-11-25.
1896 Liverpool Dec. 16 → New York Dec. 23
1897 Liverpool Jan. 13 → New York Jan. 20
1897 Liverpool Mar. 10 → New York Mar. 18
1897 Liverpool → New York Apr. 14
1897 Liverpool May 5 → New York May 12
1897 Liverpool June 2 → New York June 9
1897 Liverpool June 30 → New York July 7
1897 Liverpool Aug. 4 → New York Aug. 11
1897 Liverpool Sept. 1 → New York Sept. 8
1897 Liverpool → New York Oct. 6
1897 Liverpool Oct. 27 → New York Nov. 3
1897 Liverpool Dec. 1 → New York Dec. 8
1898 Liverpool → New York Feb. 3
1898 Liverpool Feb. 23 → New York Mar. 2
1898 Liverpool Mar. 23 → New York Mar. 30
1898 Liverpool → New York Apr. 27
1898 Liverpool → New York May 25
1898 Liverpool → New York June 22
1898 Liverpool July 20 → New York July 26
1898 Liverpool Aug. 17 → New York Aug. 24
1898 Liverpool Sept. 14 → New York Sept. 21
1898 Liverpool → New York Oct. 19
1898 Liverpool Nov. 16 → New York Nov. 23
1898 Liverpool → New York Dec. 23
1899 Liverpool Jan. 11 → New York Jan. 18
1899 Liverpool Feb. 8 → New York Feb. 17
1899 Liverpool Mar. 8 → New York Mar. 15
1899 Liverpool → New York Apr. 13
1899 Liverpool May 3 → New York May 10
1899 Liverpool → New York June 7
1899 Liverpool June 28 → New York July 5
1899 Liverpool → New York Aug. 2
1899 Liverpool → New York Aug. 30
1899 Liverpool → New York Sept. 27
1899 Liverpool → New York Oct. 25
1899 Liverpool → New York Nov. 22
1900 Liverpool → New York Feb. 22
1900 Liverpool → New York Mar. 21
1900 Liverpool → New York Apr. 18
1900 Liverpool → New York May 16
1900 Liverpool → New York June 13
1900 Liverpool → New York Aug. 9
1900 Liverpool → New York Aug. 9
1900 Liverpool → New York Oct. 3
1900 Liverpool → New York Oct. 31
1900 Liverpool → New York Nov. 30
1900 Liverpool → New York Dec. 27
1901 Liverpool → New York Feb. 27
1901 Liverpool → New York Mar. 28
1901 Liverpool → New York Apr. 25
1901 Liverpool → New York May 22
1901 Liverpool → New York June 19
1901 Liverpool → New York July 24
1901 Liverpool → New York Aug. 21
1901 Liverpool → New York Sept. 18
1901 Liverpool → New York Oct. 16
1901 Liverpool → New York Nov. 13
1901 Liverpool → New York Dec. 11
1902 Liverpool → New York Feb. 21
1902 Liverpool → New York Mar. 20
1902 Liverpool → New York Apr. 16
1902 Liverpool → New York May 14
1902 Liverpool → New York June 12
1902 Liverpool → New York July 9
1902 Liverpool → New York Aug. 13
1902 Liverpool → New York Sept. 10
1902 Liverpool → New York Oct. 8
1902 Liverpool → New York Nov. 5
1902 Liverpool → New York Dec. 4
1902 Liverpool → New York Dec. 31
1903 Liverpool → New York Jan. 30
1903 Liverpool → New York Apr. 9
1903 Liverpool → New York May 6
1903 Liverpool → New York June 3
1903 Liverpool → New York July 29
1903 Liverpool → New York Sept. 23
1903 Liverpool → New York Oct. 21
1903 Liverpool → New York Nov. 18
1903 Liverpool → New York Dec. 16. Crossing the Ocean in 6,5 days.
1904 Liverpool → New York Jan. 13
1904 Liverpool → New York Apr. 6
1904 Liverpool → New York May 4
1904 Liverpool → New York June 1
1904 Liverpool → New York Aug. 24
1904 Liverpool → New York Sept. 24
1904 Liverpool → New York Oct. 19
1905 Liverpool → New York Feb. 1
1905 Liverpool → New York Mar. 29
1905 Liverpool → New York Apr. 27
1905 Liverpool → New York June 21
1905 Liverpool → New York July 26
1905 Liverpool → New York Aug. 22
1905 Liverpool → New York Oct. 18
1913 Rebuilt, 1st class discontinued
1914 Armed merchant cruiser
1918 Troopship
1921 Broken up

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