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'''HMS ''Sea Scout''''' was an [[British S class submarine (1931)|S class submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]], and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on [[March 24]] [[1944]]. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name ''Sea Scout''.
'''HMS ''Sea Scout''''' was an [[British S class submarine (1931)|S class submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]], and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on [[March 24]] [[1944]]. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name ''Sea Scout''.



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HMS Sea Scout
History
Royal Navy Ensign
NameHMS Sea Scout
BuilderCammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down1 April, 1943
LaunchedMarch 24 1944
Commissioned19 June, 1944
Fatebroken up 1965
General characteristics
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814-872 tons surfaced
990 tons submerged
Length217 ft
Beam23 ft 6 in
Draught11 ft
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14.75 knots surfaced
8 knots submerged
Complement48 officers and men
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6 x forward 21-inch torpedo tubes, one aft
13 torpedoes
one three-inch gun (four-inch on later boats)
one 20 mm cannon
three .303-calibre machine gun

HMS Sea Scout was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on March 24 1944. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Sea Scout.

She spent most of her wartime career in the Far East, where she sank numerous Japanese ships, including twelve sailing vessels, two coasters, two unidentified vessels, a sampam, a patrol vessel and a tug with five barges.[1]

She survived the Second World War, and was sold. She arrived at Swansea on December 14 1965 for breaking up.

References

  1. ^ HMS Sea Scout, Uboat.net
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.