HMS Scout (1856) explained

HMS Scout was a 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.^[1]

In June 1874, captained by Ralph Cator, she sailed from Liverpool as part an scientific expedition to Hawaiʻi.^{[2] [3]} Carrying 93 tons of supplies, she journeyed via Valparaíso, Chile before reaching Honolulu Harbor in September of that year.

She was broken up in 1877.^[4]

Further reading

• Chauvin, Michael. 2004. Hokuloa: The British 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawaii. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. . .

Notes and References

1. News: Naval Disasters Since 1860 . Hampshire Telegraph . Portsmouth . 10 May 1873 . 4250 .
2. Chauvin 2004, 42-49.
3. [George Biddell Airy|Airy, George Biddell]
4. Web site: Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Scout. pdavis.nl. 2019-11-24.