HMS Royal Scotsman information

History
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
Honours and; awards	Atlantic 1942; Sicily 1943; North Africa 1942–43; Salerno 1943;
Fate	Returned to owner, March 1945.; Sold 1967, 1977, and 1978, sunk after train collision in 1980.;
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
Armament	1 × 12-pounder gun; 4 × 20 mm guns;

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]

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}

^ ^a ^b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780752488615.
^ ^a ^b Mason, Geoffrey B. (2010). "HMS Royal Scotsman, LSI". Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War II. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miller, Russell (1987). Bare-faced Messiah : The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805006540. OL 26305813M.

[Tom-1] McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780752488615.

[navalhistorynet-2] Mason, Geoffrey B. (2010). "HMS Royal Scotsman, LSI". Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War II. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

[bare-faced-messiah-royal-scotman-3] Miller, Russell (1987). Bare-faced Messiah : The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805006540. OL 26305813M.

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History

United Kingdom
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
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1942 Sicily 1943 North Africa 1942–43 Salerno 1943
Fate	Returned to owner, March 1945. Sold 1967, 1977, and 1978, sunk after train collision in 1980.
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^[2]
Troops	830
Complement	236
Armament	1 × 12-pounder gun 4 × 20 mm guns