RMS MAJESTIC MARK CHIRNSIDE THE ‘MAGIC-STICK’ aid down and constructed for the LGerman Hamburg-Amerika Line, Majestic was later ceded to Britain’s White Star Line to replace the Britannic, a sister ship of Titanic sunk during the First World War. At 56,000 tons, she enjoyed a long reign as the world’s largest ship. She spent most of her life on the Southampton–New York run but cruised to Canada as well as offering short cruises from Southampton. With sumptuous interiors as well as luxurious restaurants and public rooms, she plied her trade until 1936. Saved from the scrapyard, she was instead converted into a training ship for naval cadets, and sailed for Rosyth as HMS Caledonia, surviving until 1940, when she was burnt out. MARK CHIRNSIDE With an extensive collection of archive pictures of the Majestic and other ships, including photographs of the White Star vessel’s stately rooms, and striking paintings of the ship in vibrant colour, as well as a fascinating and comprehensive narrative chronicling the life of the vessel, RMS Majestic: The ‘Magic-Stick’ provides a complete history of a ship that was once the pride of the White Star Line. Mark Chirnside’s previous two works, The Olympic Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic & £19.99 Britannic and RMS Olympic: Titanic’s Sister ISBN 0-7524-3877-8 RMS MAJESTIC (both published by Tempus Publishing), have become the definitive works on these vessels, and have twice earned him ‘Book of the Month’ Tempus Publishing Ltd THE ‘MAGIC-STICK’ 9 780752 438771 in Ships Monthly. He lives in Leamington Spa. The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire www.tempus-publishing.com GL5 2QG UK.