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.
Building
Harland & Wolff built Lapland in Belfast, launching her on 27 June 1908 and completing her on 27 March 1909.[1] She was 605.8 ft long and had a beam of 70.4 ft. She had twin screw propellers, each driven by a four-cylinder