RMS Majestic 1907

RMS Majestic was a steamship built in 1890 and operated by the White Star Line. Constructed by Harland and Wolff, Majestic was launched on 29 June 1889 and was delivered to White Star in March 1890. On 2 April 1890, Majestic left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City. There was a strong desire among the White Star management to regain the coveted Blue Riband, the award for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, from City of Paris. Majestic failed, but eventually achieved the goal on a westbound voyage between 30 July and 5 August 1891, with an average speed of 20.1 knots. Two trips were made to South Africa carrying troops to the Boer War, one in December 1899 and one in February 1900. She underwent a refit in 1903 and returned to the Liverpool-New York run until 1907. From 1907 to 1914 Majestic continued crossing the Atlantic until her retirement in January 1914 by which point she had been in service for nearly 24 years, during which time she had carried a total of 163,363 passengers westbound, and another 113,524 passengers eastbound, for a total of 276,887 passengers carried. She was sold for scrap shortly afterwards.    Courtesy Herbert Beazley Collection. Gallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing. All printed in USA. Each product is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available.