Scotia (barque)
Scotia was a barque that was built in 1872 as the Norwegian whaler Hekla. She was purchased in 1902 by William Spiers 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.
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Scotia (barque)
Scotia was a barque that was built in 1872 as the Norwegian whaler Hekla. She was purchased in 1902 by William Spiers 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.
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Scotia was a barque that was b ...... royed by fire in January 1916.
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active years end date
1916-01-18
length (μ)
4.23672e+1
ship beam (μ)
status
Caught fire and sank
top speed (kmh)
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47,260,228
Wikipage revision ID
741,292,795
Ship builder
Jørgensen & Knudsen
Ship caption
Scotia at Laurie Island, 1903
Ship class
*Sealer and whaler
*Research vessel
*Sealer and whaler
*Weather ship
*Collier
Ship image size
Ship launched
Ship operator
*S S Svendsen
*N Bugge
*M C Tvethe
*A Marcussen
*W S Bruce
*Board of Trade
Ship owner
*S S Svendsen
*N Bugge
*A/S Sæl- og Hvalfangerskib Hekla
*A/S Hecla
*W S Bruce
Ship power
Ship propulsion
Sails, later sails and screw propeller
Ship registry
* Sandefjord, Norway
* Tønsbe ...... * Sandefjord
* United Kingdom
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Scotia was a barque that was b ...... royed by fire in January 1916.
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Scotia (barque)
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*Hekla (1872-1902)
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*Scotia (1902–16)
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