HMS SCOTT IS AN OCEAN SURVEY VESSEL OF THE ROYAL NAVY, AND THE ONLY VESSEL OF HER CLASS.

THE SHIP WAS ORDERED FROM BAeSEMA IN 1995 TO REPLACE THE AGEING HMS HECLA. SHE WAS BUILT AT THE APPLEDORE SHIPBUILDERS IN NORTH DEVON AND LAUNCHED ON 13 OCTOBER 1996

SHE WAS COMMISSIONED ON 20 JUNE 1997. NOT ONLY IS SHE THE LARGEST VESSEL IN THE ROYAL NAVY'S HYDROGRAPHIC SQUADRON, AND THE FOURTH LARGEST IN THE ENTIRE FLEET, BUT SHE IS ALSO THE LARGEST SURVEY VESSEL IN WESTERN EUROPE.

DISPLACEMENT:13500 t; LOA: 131,1 m,; BEAM:21,5 m.; PROPULSION: 2 × KRUPP 9M32 9-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINES. SPEED: 16 KT. CREW 78

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