About Stanley Lord
Stanley Phillip Lord was a British merchant seaman who was captain of the SS Californian on the night the RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912. The ship, which was primarily a freighter that could carry a small number of passengers, has been named in sources as the unidentified ship that failed to come to the aid of the foundering Titanic. On the eve of the sinking, Captain Lord had stopped the Californian for night when it had entered an ice field 5 mi (8.0 km) to 20 mi (32 km) away from the White Star liner's final position. Over the next few hours, crew members on Lord's ship reported seeing white rockets on the horizon, something Lord ascribed to company signals. The sinking of the Titanic resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people. The company was taken over by the Leyland Line in 1900, but Lord continued service with the new company, and was awarded his first command in 1906. Lord and the crew of the Californian only became aware of the disaster the following morning when wireless signals were received from the SS Frankfurt.
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