Scotia (barque)

Scotia at Laurie Island, 1903
History
Name
  • Hekla (1872–1902)
  • Scotia (1902–16)
Owner
  • S S Svendsen (1872–96)
  • N Bugge (1896–98)
  • A/S Sæl- og Hvalfangerskib Hekla (1898–1900)
  • A/S Hecla (1900–02)
  • W S Bruce (1902–05)
Operator
  • S S Svendsen (1872–96)
  • N Bugge (1896–98)
  • M C Tvethe (1898–1900)
  • A Marcussen (1900–02)
  • W S Bruce (1902–05)
  • Board of Trade (1912–14)
Port of registry
  • Sandefjord, Norway (1872–96)
  • Tønsberg (1896–98)
  • Christiania (1898–99)
  • Christiania (1899–1900)
  • Sandefjord (1900–02)
  • United Kingdom (1902–16)
BuilderJørgensen & Knudsen
Launched1872
Out of service18 January 1916
FateCaught fire and sank
General characteristics
Class & type
  • Sealer and whaler (1872–1902)
  • Research vessel (1902–04)
  • Sealer and whaler (1904–12)
  • Weather ship (1912–14)
  • Collier (1914–16)
Tonnage375 GRT
Length139 feet 6 inches (42.5 m)
Beam28 feet 9 inches (8.8 m)
Depth15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m)
Installed powerSteam engine (1902–16)
PropulsionSails, later sails and screw propeller
Sail planBarque
Speed7 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.

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