Above: A fitting image to close the gallery with, as a last glimpse of Majestic with the sun gleaming on her immense funnels. Only eight years after her maiden voyage, she was already more than half way through her career on the Atlantic: Majestic leaves New York on December 13th 1930 - with the depression worsening month after month - with a fairly respectable 146 first class, 165 second class, and 495 third class passengers. (Author's Collection.)