HMS Scout (1804)
HMS Scout was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Peter Atkinson & Co. at Hull and launched in 1804. She participated in a number of actions and captured several privateers in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars. The Navy sold her in 1827. In 1829 she reappeared as the British Southern Whale Fisheries whaler Diana. Diana made three voyages for Daniel Bennett & Son until condemned after an on-board explosion in April 1843 towards the end of her fourth voyage.
Scout and the Torra di Sagone in 1811 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Scout |
| Ordered | 27 November 1802 |
| Builder | Peter Atkinson & Co. of Hull |
| Laid down | May 1803 |
| Launched | 7 August 1804 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "1 Nov. Boat Service 1809" |
| Fate | Sold 11 July 1827 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Diana |
| Owner | Daniel Bennett & Sons |
| Acquired | c.1829 by purchase |
| Fate | Condemned after an explosion on 26 April 1843 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 38148⁄94, or 382, or 398, or 401 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 5+3⁄4 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 x 32-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder bow guns |
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