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TEUTONIC

BUILT IN 1899   BY HARLAND AND WOLFF IN BELFAST. SHE WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO 'MAJESTIC',SHE WAS REQUISITIONED BY THE BRITISH NAVY IN 1914 FOR USE AS AN ARMED MERCHANT SHIP IN THE 10TH CRUISER SQUADRON ( SHE WAS THE FIRST ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER.)SHE WAS PURCHASED OUT RIGHT BY THE NAVY LATER IN 1915 AND CONTINUED IN A NAVAL ROLE UNTIL 1921 WHEN SHE WAS LAID UP IN COWES AND WAS SCRAPPED THE SAME YEAR IN EMDEN,GERMANY.

 

 

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