![]() Scotia at Laurie Island, 1903
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Builder | Jørgensen & Knudsen |
Launched | 1872 |
Out of service | 18 January 1916 |
Fate | Caught fire and sank |
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Tonnage | 375 GRT |
Length | 139 feet 6 inches (42.5 m) |
Beam | 28 feet 9 inches (8.8 m) |
Depth | 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m) |
Installed power | Steam engine (1902–16) |
Propulsion | Sails, later sails and screw propeller |
Sail plan | Barque |
Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h) |
Scotia was a barque that was built in 1872 as the Norwegian whaler Hekla. She was purchased in 1902 by William Speirs Bruce and refitted as a research vessel for use by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. After the expedition, she served as a sealer, patrol vessel and collier. She was destroyed by fire in January 1916.