PS Scotia (1847)

History
Name
  • 1847–1863: Scotia
  • 1863: General Banks
  • 1863–1864: Fanny and Jenny
Owner
Operator
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
BuilderMoney Wigram
Launched1847
Out of service1864

PS Scotia was a steam paddle passenger vessel that ran between Wales and Ireland from 1847 to 1861, and then became an American Civil War blockade runner. Renamed General Banks, then Fanny and Jenny, she ran agound in February 1864 attempting to reach Wilmington, North Carolina.