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

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 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.