HMS Scott (J79)

HMS Scott (J79) was a Halcyon-class minesweeper (officially, "fleet minesweeping sloop") of the British Royal Navy completed as an unarmed survey ship with an enlarged bridge and a large chart room abaft the extended forecastle deck. She served through World War II and the two following decades.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Scott.

HMS Scott, 1944
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Scott
NamesakeRobert Falcon Scott
BuilderCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee
Laid down30 August 1937
Launched23 August 1938
Completed23 February 1939
FateScrapped, 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeHalcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 875 long tons (889 t) standard
  • 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) full load
Length245 ft 9 in (74.90 m) o/a
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
  • Parsons steam turbines
  • 1,750 shp (1,300 kW) on 2 shafts
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement80
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