 A model of Cunard's Scotia at the Science Museum in London
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Scotia |
| Namesake | Scotia |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Route | Atlantic crossing. |
| Builder | Robert Napier and Sons, Glasgow |
| Launched | 25 June 1861 |
| Maiden voyage | 10 May 1862 |
| Refit | As a cable layer, 1879 |
| Fate | Lost off Guam, 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 3,871 GRT |
| Length | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Installed power | 1 x twin-cylinder, 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) side-lever engine |
| Sail plan | 2 masts |
| Capacity | Approximately 270 saloon and 50 second class passengers. |
Scotia was a British passenger liner operated by the Cunard Line that won the Blue Riband in 1863 for the fastest westbound transatlantic voyage. She was the last oceangoing paddle steamer, and as late as 1874 she made Cunard's second fastest voyage. Laid up in 1876, Scotia was converted to a twin-screw cable layer in 1879. She served in her new role for twenty-five years until she was wrecked off of Guam in March 1904.[1]
- ^ Gibbs, C. R. Vernon (1957). Passenger Liners of the Western Ocean: A Record of Atlantic Steam and Motor Passenger Vessels from 1838 to the Present Day. John De Graff.