SY Carola

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Carola at the Scottish Maritime Museum
History
NameCarola
BuilderScott & Sons Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.
Launched1898
Status Museum ship
General characteristics
Type Steam yacht
Length70.16 ft (21.38 m)
Beam13.11 ft (4.00 m)
Depth7.38 ft (2.25 m)

SY Carola is a steam yacht built in 1898. She is possibly the oldest seagoing yacht in the world despite being no longer operable and used as a museum exhibit in Irvine, Scotland.

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History

Built at Scott & Sons Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Bowling, on the Clyde, [1] Carola was built for personal use of the Scott family, up until 1959 when her owners sold her to a private owner. In 1964, she was then sold to a private owner, before being purchased in 1981 by a Sussex firm and used for corporate hospitality. [2] She was sold to Plysosene of Southwater, Sussex, and extensively refitted for use as a promotional and corporate hospitality vessel. in 1994, she was then taken to the Scottish Maritime Museum to be a museum exhibit where she has resided ever since. In 2020, according to The Herald, a 3D model of the Carola is available on the Sketchfab marketplace and can be viewed on the museum's official website. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Name Carola | National Historic Ships". www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ ""SY Carola" – Scottish Maritime Museum" . Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "History in 3D: new images bring museum exhibits to life ... in your own home". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.


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