Editing Sea Org (section)

===Ships and land bases===
{{See also|Church of Scientology#Bases and campuses}}
[[File:Freewinds starboard.jpg|thumb|The church's cruise ship, the ''[[Freewinds]]'', staffed by Sea Org members]]
In 1967, the Church of Scientology purchased the 1936-built ferry [[HMS Royal Scotsman|''Royal Scotsman'']], which it renamed the ''Apollo'', for use as Sea Org's [[flagship]]. 

In 1975, the church sold the Sea Org's ships and moved the organization to land bases around the world, which as of 2003 operated in Clearwater, Copenhagen, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, [[Saint Hill Manor]] in the UK, and Sydney, with smaller offices in Budapest, Johannesburg, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, and Toronto.{{r|melton2003|page=53}}

In 1987, the church purchased a ship, ''La Bohème'', which it renamed ''[[Freewinds]]''. [[OT VIII]], the highest auditing level of Scientology available, is exclusive to the ''Freewinds'' and can only be undertaken there. The ship also hosts various courses, seminars, conventions, and events, including the annual ''Maiden Voyage'' celebration.<ref name="slate2011">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/12/valeska_paris_and_the_scientology_cruise_ship_what_happens_onboard_.html|title=What Do You Do on a Scientology Cruise Ship?|first=Brian |last=Palmer|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref>{{r|reitman|page=284}}