Teutonic and her sister Majestic were among the fastest ships White Star would ever own -- only Olympic, Titanic and Majestic II were faster.) Except for Boer War trooping service, Teutonic remained on the Liverpool-New York route until White Star moved its principal service to Southampton in 1907. Principally due to her speed, Teutonic was placed on the new route. She remained on that service until Olympic's arrival in 1911; she was then refitted and placed on the White Star-Dominion service to Canada.

 

On 20th September 1914 she was requisitioned as an Armed Merchant Cruiser and served with the 10th Cruiser Squadron when World War I began, Teutonic never returned to White Star service.

 

The Admiralty purchased her outright on 16th August 1915 and used her as a convoy escort. In 1918, she was taken over by the Shipping Controller as a troopship and placed under White Star's management.

 

Laid up at Cowes, Isle of Wight in 1921 and was scrapped later the same year at Emden.

 

[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.759]