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Steam yacht from 1898 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Carola at the Scottish Maritime Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carola |
| Builder | Scott & Sons Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. |
| Launched | 1898 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam yacht |
| Length | 70.16 ft (21.38 m) |
| Beam | 13.11 ft (4.00 m) |
| Depth | 7.38 ft (2.25 m) |
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]
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