New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-02
British Direct
German Work
On Huge Liner
Suuervise Teutons Finishing
Majestic, Biggest Ship i'll
World, for Operation in
the Transatlantic Services
A Year to Complete Her
I'M. NJ. Representatives Now
in Charge of Vessel; No
Interruption by Revolt

Under British supervision hundreds
\, Germans are at work IN Hamburg
sitting out the largest liner in the
Grid. the Majestic, ex Bismarck, which
III be added 70 the transatlantic
service Of the International Mercantile
Marine. The work now under way at
me Blohm & Noss shipyards is being
s;rected by representatives OF the Bel
;sst wards of Harland & Wolff and OF
the White Star Line.
When the purchase of the 56,000-ton
liner was made from the British gov
srnment by the international Mercan
lilo Marine Company in February no
representative of the company had been
sboard the ship and her plans had not
hsen secured. Previous attempts TO in
.ncct the liner a. her docks in Ham
bnrr had been blocked by the Germans,
b,t after the sale had been announced
conservatives Of the international
Mercantile Marine interests took charge
Of the vessel
According to arrangements the com
pletion of the Majestic is to be carried
ont BY the Germans. but under instruc-
tons from the purchasers.
Liner 30 Per Cent Complete
John II. Thomas, vice-p president of
the International Mercantile Marine
rompsnv. who returned from Europe
recently. was aboard the Majestic. He
states that she is 80 per cent COM
pleted. Her stacks are not up and no
ifehoat equipment has yet been in
<o{1 Oh
half finished and the woodwork is being
mt in place in the public rooms. The
machinery installation is practically
complete. Ii will be about a year, how
ever. before the Majestic will be placed
in service. She will have accommoda-
lions for about $500 passengers.
P. A. S. franklin, president of the
+ NJ. NJ, and ". +. Gibbs. chief con-
structor for that company, will sail fol
Europe to-day on the Lapland. While
abroad Mr.. Gibbs will make a thor
ough inspection of the new liner, which
is to be lifted out in the general style
Of the White Star Line ships.
Despite the present outbreak in Ger
many and the disturbances which have
been reported TO have occurred at Ham
burg. work OF the Majestic is stated
rot to have been interrupted. In al
about FIVE hundred German workers are
engaged on the new vessel.
Was to Lead German Fleet
The big liner, which was launched ir
June, 1914, has laid at the docks Of hel
builders in Hamburg ever since. In
the early months of the war her en-
sines were installed aud work on hel
vas rushed for time, the intention
being to put her in service immedi-
ately following the peace which Ger
many then expected to come quickly.
This liner was to have been the head
Of the augmented German merchant
marine which the Germans expected tC
secure as result of the war. With
the continuance OF the war, however
work on the vessel was stopped and she
vas stripped Of her metal equipment.
In addition to securing the ex BIS
msrck for the service of the White
Star there is believed to be a strong
likelihood that the Leviathan, nov
lying at Hoboken. will ultimately be
added to the American Line fleet OF the
l. NJ. N. If this transpires the company
will have in operation the two largest
vessels under the British and American
fero