List of ships named Scotia explained

Numerous vessels have borne the name Scotia or Scotian, named after Scotia, an ancient name for Scotland, including:

• , a passenger steamer built for service between Glasgow and Dublin, and later the first steam vessel owned in Malta^[1]
• , a passenger steamer operating between Glasgow and Stranraer until 1863, then an American Civil War blockade runner^[2]
• , a passenger steamer in service between England and Ireland from 1847 to 1861, then an American Civil War blockade runner
• (1861), a British passenger paddle steamship operated by the Cunard Line on the North Atlantic
• Scotia (1876), a barque-rigged research vessel used by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-1905
• , a British Columbia paddle steamer in use on the River Yukon until 1917, destroyed by fire in 1967
• (1898), passenger liner with Allan Line and Canadian Pacific from 1911, built as Statendam
• , in service with the London and North Western Railway until 1920
• , in service with the London and North Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway until sunk in 1940

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scotia . Scottish Built Ships . Caledonian Maritime Research Trust . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207034000/https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=21805 . 7 December 2022.
2. Web site: Scotia . Scottish Built Ships . Caledonian Maritime Research Trust . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207035408/https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=22506 . 7 December 2022.