HMS Royal Scotsman
landing ship, infantry
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMS Royal Scotsman
- IMO number
- 5301394
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- landing ship, infantry
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1936
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMS Royal Scotsman
HMS Royal Scotsman, originally the MV Royal Scotsman, was a landing ship, infantry of the 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) and then MV Apollo. 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Royal Scotsman now?
- HMS Royal Scotsman has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMS Royal Scotsman?
- HMS Royal Scotsman is a landing ship, infantry, built in 1936 by Harland and Wolff.
- Who owns HMS Royal Scotsman?
- HMS Royal Scotsman is operated by Royal Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMS Royal Scotsman been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMS Royal Scotsman appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).