D42/C3/2/2/2 - Majestic - 2 Feb 1931-2 May 1932
File entitled 'Majestic - Final Instalment and Dissolution of Partnership Agreement'. Contains notes and correspondence on the ship Majestic (the Majestic was a jointly owned ship), including the settlement terms of the dissolution of partnership agreement between Cunard and the Oceanic Steam Naviga...
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| Physical Description: | 2 bundles. |
| Summary: | File entitled 'Majestic - Final Instalment and Dissolution of Partnership Agreement'. Contains notes and correspondence on the ship Majestic (the Majestic was a jointly owned ship), including the settlement terms of the dissolution of partnership agreement between Cunard and the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd. |
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| Date: | 2 Feb 1931-2 May 1932 |
| Reference Number: | D42/C3/2/2/2 |
| Biographical/Administrative Information: | The Majestic was originally built for the Hamburg America Line as the Bismarck. The keel plate was laid by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1913 and, at the time, it was the world's largest ship. In 1919 the ship was handed over to the British Government as part of the war reparations and then bought jointly by White Star and Cunard. In 1920 the ship was badly damaged by a fire. Restoration work was completed at Hamburg in March 1922 and the ship was delivered to Liverpool at the end of the month. After a period of trials the ship was renamed Majestic on 12 April. It made its maiden voyage for Cunard White Star on 10 May on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route. During the early 1930's it ran summer cruises between New York and Halifax, along with the Olympic. In July 1934 the ship became part of the newly formed Cunard-White Star Company and replaced the Mauretania on the Southampton-New York service. In February 1936 it made its last voyage for Cunard and was replaced by the Queen Mary. |