HMS Royal Scotsman
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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.[2]
For the train, see Belmond Royal Scotsman.
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Name | Royal Scotsman |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 964[1] |
Launched | 11 March 1936 |
Completed | 29 May 1936[1] |
Acquired | October 1940 |
Identification | IMO number: 5301394 |
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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[2] |
Troops | 830 |
Complement | 236 |
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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)[3] : 274 and then MV Apollo.[3]: 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.[3]: 270–274