Sister of the Teutonic she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 2nd April, 1890. In 1891 she made a record crossing from Queenstown to Sandy Hook, using 5 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes at 20.1 knots average.

 

From 1899-1900 she was used as a Boer War transport.

 

She was refitted at Belfast in 1902-3 with a new mainmast, and the mizzen (third) mast was removed. She also had new boilers and the funnels heightened.

 

In 1911 she became a reserve vessel, but returned to service in 1912, after the loss of the Titanic.

 

Was scrapped in 1914  at Morecombe.

 

[Merchant Fleets, vol.2 by Duncan Haws]