Majestic

Majestic (II), at 56,551 tons, the largest ship the White Star Line ever owned, was originally called Bismarck and belonged to Germany’s Hamburg American Line. Bismarck along with two sister ships, were intended to rival White Star Line’s Olympic, Titanic and Britannic. Bismarck was launched on 20th June 1914 at the Blohm and Voss shipyards in Germany and spent the whole of the First World War uncompleted, sitting around unused. After the war, as compensation for the loss of Britannic, the White Star Line was awarded the uncompleted German liner which was fitted out under the supervision of Harland & Wolff and renamed Majestic. She spent most of her career sailing with Olympic on the New York to Southampton route, along with Homeric taking the places intended for Titanic and Britannic.