SS Lapland
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The SS Lapland was a passenger ship
built by the Harland & Wolff for the Red Star Line
and launched June 27, 1908. The Lapland looked similar to her sister ships , , but was substantially larger.
In April, 1912, she was hired by the White Star Line
to carry back the surviving members of Titanic's crew to England after they had been detained in the United States for investigations. The Lapland arrived in England on April 28th, 13 days after the Titanic sank.
-New York City crossings under the British flag while under charter to Cunard Line
. In April 1917 she was mined off the Mersey Bar Lightship
, but managed to reach Liverpool and in June 1917 she was requisitioned and converted to a troopship
.
On November 24, 1918 began her first voyage after the Armistice
when she sailed from Liverpool for New York for the White Star Line
and on August 2, 1919 started her sixth and last round voyage on this service. On September 16, 1919 she transferred to the Southampton, England - New York crossing under charter to White Star Line
and made three round voyages on this route, the last starting November 27, 1919.
The Lapland was refitted to 18,565 gross tons with passenger accommodation for 389-1st, 448-2nd and 1,200-3rd class and resumed service for the Red Star Line, but under the British flag, on January 3, 1920 when she sailed from Antwerp for Southampton and New York. In April 1927 she was altered to carry cabin, tourist and 3rd class passengers and on April 29, 1932 started her last voyage between Antwerp, Southampton, Havre
, New York. Between 1932-1933 she was used on London-Mediterranean cruises. In October 1933 was sold to Japanese owners and scrapped at Osaka, Japan the following year."
Passenger ship
A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freighters once common on the seas in which the transport of passengers is...
built by the Harland & Wolff for the Red Star Line
Red Star Line
The Red Star Line was an ocean passenger line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp, Belgium...
and launched June 27, 1908. The Lapland looked similar to her sister ships , , but was substantially larger.
Crossings
On April 10, 1909, the Lapland began her maiden voyage sailing from Antwerp, Belgium to Dover, England and New York City under the Belgian flag. She started her last voyage on this service on April 7, 1914 and on January 9, 1914 began sailing between Liverpool, England and New York.In April, 1912, she was hired by the White Star Line
White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
to carry back the surviving members of Titanic's crew to England after they had been detained in the United States for investigations. The Lapland arrived in England on April 28th, 13 days after the Titanic sank.
World War I
On October 29, 1914 the Lapland began the LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
-New York City crossings under the British flag while under charter to Cunard Line
Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American owned shipping company based at Carnival House in Southampton, England and operated by Carnival UK. It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century...
. In April 1917 she was mined off the Mersey Bar Lightship
River Mersey
The River Mersey is a river in North West England. It is around long, stretching from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire....
, but managed to reach Liverpool and in June 1917 she was requisitioned and converted to a troopship
Troopship
A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime...
.
Post-war
Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)
The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in the First World War. It was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918 and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not technically a surrender...
when she sailed from Liverpool for New York for the White Star Line
White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
and on August 2, 1919 started her sixth and last round voyage on this service. On September 16, 1919 she transferred to the Southampton, England - New York crossing under charter to White Star Line
White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
and made three round voyages on this route, the last starting November 27, 1919.
The Lapland was refitted to 18,565 gross tons with passenger accommodation for 389-1st, 448-2nd and 1,200-3rd class and resumed service for the Red Star Line, but under the British flag, on January 3, 1920 when she sailed from Antwerp for Southampton and New York. In April 1927 she was altered to carry cabin, tourist and 3rd class passengers and on April 29, 1932 started her last voyage between Antwerp, Southampton, Havre
Havre
Havre may refer to:* Havre, Montana* Havre de Grace, Maryland* Havre , Norway* Havre-Aubert, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada* Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia, Canada...
, New York. Between 1932-1933 she was used on London-Mediterranean cruises. In October 1933 was sold to Japanese owners and scrapped at Osaka, Japan the following year."