Red Star Line
SS Lapland
Early 20th century ocean liner
History
SS Lapland was a steam ocean liner built in Ireland for the Belgian Red Star Line, as Red Star's flagship, similar in appearance to the fellow liners SS Samland, SS Gothland and SS Poland, but far larger. She was a half sister to White Star Line's "Big Four." They were similar in many ways, such as the island bridge, 4 masts, 2 funnels. But Lapland had a less luxurious interior.
Her ownership passed to the International Navigation Company in 1914 and the UK Leyland Line in 1927. In the First World War she was converted into a troop ship. In 1933 she was sold to Japanese buyers who scrapped her in 1934.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Lapland, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
as built: 17,540 GRT
Length
605.8 ft
Beam
70.4 ft
Speed
17 knots
Passengers
1,500 passengers
Builder
Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number
393
Launched
27 June 1908
Maiden voyage
10 April 1909
Out of service
1933
Owner
Red Star Line (1909–1914); International Nav Co (1914–1927)
Port of registry
Antwerp (1909–1914)
Propulsion
2 × quadruple-expansion engines
Fate
Scrapped at Osaka, 1934
