HMS Scout (1856)

HMS Scout was a Pearl-class corvette in service 1857-77.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Scout.
History
United Kingdom
Class and typeCorvette
NameScout
Launched30 December 1856
Out of service1875
FateBroken up 6 March 1877
General characteristics
Class and type Pearl-class corvette
Length200 feet
PropulsionScrew
Armament21
Date Unknown, Whereabouts Unknown

Service

HMS Scout was wooden screw corvette launched on 30 December 1856 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1] She struck an uncharted rock in the Pacific Ocean on 12 August 1866. Repairs cost £1,087. A Court of Enquiry acquitted her commander.[2] She was broken up in 1877.[1]

References
  1. "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Scout". pdavis.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  2. "Naval Disasters Since 1860". Hampshire Telegraph (4250). Portsmouth. 10 May 1873.
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