Lapland

On the morning of 20 April 1912, Lapland (part of the same shipping combine that owned the White Star Line), departed from New York’s Pier 61 for Plymouth with 172 survivors of Titanic’s crew, among this number were 20 stewardesses.

Lapland also carried 1,927 sacks of the US Mail, intended for Titanic’s return voyage.

At Sandy Hook the liner was detained by US officials while five crewmen, including Titanic’s quartermaster Robert Hitchens, were taken off at the request of Senator Smith, Chairman of the Titanic investigation, who wished to further question the men about newly discovered evidence.