HMS Royal Scotsman
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Royal Scotsman |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 964 |
| Launched | 11 March 1936 |
| Completed | 29 May 1936 |
| Acquired | October 1940 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5301394 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship, Infantry |
| Tonnage | 3,244 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 340 ft (100 m) o/a |
| Beam | 48 ft (15 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft (5.2 m) (deep) |
| Propulsion | 7,500 shp (5,593 kW) twin diesel engines |
| Troops | 830 |
| Complement | 236 |
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HMS Royal Scotsman, originally the MV Royal Scotsman, was an LSI of the British Royal Navy that served during World War II. A former passenger ferry, she saw action in the Mediterranean during the invasions of North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily and Italy.
The ship was later purchased in 1967 by the Church of Scientology, re-registered to Sierra Leone and renamed to the MV Royal Scotman (due to a transcription error) : 274 and then MV Apollo.: 291, 295 It served as the headquarters of the Church of Scientology, the founding flagship of the Sea Org, and the personal residence of L. Ron Hubbard until 1975.: 270–274