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History
United Kingdom
Name Scout
Launched 30 December 1856
Out of service 1875
Fate Broken up 6 March 1877
General characteristics
Class and type Pearl-class corvette
Length 200 feet
Propulsion Screw
Armament 21
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Date Unknown, Whereabouts Unknown

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

Service

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

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