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On 2 April, 1916, he was appointed from ''Bat'' to assume command of the {{UK-Arun|f=c}}.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
 
On 2 April, 1916, he was appointed from ''Bat'' to assume command of the {{UK-Arun|f=c}}.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
  
Scott was appointed in command of the {{UK-Urchin|f=t}} on 22 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 922''a''}}
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On 3 July, 1918, he applied for consideration for command of a destroyer working with the [[Grand Fleet]].  In 1918, his {{UK-Mons}} damaged the steamer S.S. ''Minnedosa'' and Scott was faulted to going too fast when a tug might have been necessary to assist in turning.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
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Scott's desired for Grand Fleet work was satisfied when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Urchin|f=t}}, a unit of the {{UK-DF|13}} on 22 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 922''a''}}
  
 
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1918.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 100}}
 
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1918.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 100}}
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
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Though Scott was only briefly in command of {{UK-Starfish|f=p}}, he was blamed for damaging {{UK-Lydiard}} when ''Starfish'' collided with her on 17 October, 1919.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
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Scott was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rival|f=t}} on 18 November, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 856}}
 
Scott was appointed in command of the {{UK-Rival|f=t}} on 18 November, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 856}}
  
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Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1923.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
 
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1923.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
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A Court of Enquiry into a collision between ''Watchman'' and {{UK-Velox}} on 17 September, 1929 found that he was slightly to blame for not signaling "stop engines" in the incident.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
  
 
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1931.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
 
Scott was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1931.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
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He was in command of at least one vessel after 1931, but editors should note that his ADM 196/51 Service Record's page is torn and another should be consulted for this information.
 
He was in command of at least one vessel after 1931, but editors should note that his ADM 196/51 Service Record's page is torn and another should be consulted for this information.
  
He was appointed to the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Belfast (1938)|''Belfast'']] on 24 April, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning for trials.  He left on 29 January, 1940 for duty outside the Admiralty not exceeding six months.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
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He was appointed to the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Belfast (1938)|''Belfast'']] on 24 April, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning for trials.  Diagnosed with "nervous dyspepsia" on 15 January, 1940,  Scott left ''Belfast'' on 29 January for duty outside the Admiralty not exceeding six months.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
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In 1939 or 1940, Scott incurred the "severe displeasure" of the Admiralty for having a naval photograph printed in the Times.<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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{{TabNaval}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Desmond Maxwell|Desmond Maxwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bat (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bat'']]'''<br>8 Dec, 1915<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 2 Apr, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Hope Hignett|Arthur H. Hignett]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Donald Priaulx MacGregor|Donald P. MacGregor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Arun (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Arun'']]'''<br>2 Apr, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 1 Aug, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Ernest Wright|Francis E. Wright]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Desmond Maxwell|Desmond Maxwell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Arun (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Arun'']]'''<br>2 Apr, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 1 Aug, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Ernest Wright|Francis E. Wright]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Matthew King|Richard M. King]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nymphe (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nymphe'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 396''g''}} &ndash; 2 Jan, 1917<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Evelyn Raymond|Hugh E. Raymond]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Gage Stuart|Charles G. Stuart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nymphe (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nymphe'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1916<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 396''g''}} &ndash; 2 Jan, 1917<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Godfrey Ratcliffe Chambers|Godfrey R. Chambers]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Makin|Robert Makin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mons (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mons'']]'''<br>2 Jan, 1917<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 395''t''}} &ndash; 13 Jan, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Joseph Woodward|Hugh J. Woodward]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Joseph Woodward|Hugh J. Woodward]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mons (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mons'']]'''<br>3 Mar, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; Aug, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Neville Henson|Geoffrey N. Henson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Percival Bowles|Guy P. Bowles]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Urchin (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Urchin'']]'''<br>22 Aug, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 922''a''}} &ndash; 15 Jun, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Masterman Hughes|Herbert M. Hughes]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Percival Bowles|Guy P. Bowles]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Urchin (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Urchin'']]'''<br>22 Aug, 1918<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJun19|p. 922''a''}} &ndash; 15 Jun, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Masterman Hughes|Herbert M. Hughes]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Turquoise (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Turquoise'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 1 Oct, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Nash|Reginald Nash]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Turquoise (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Turquoise'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 1 Oct, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Allan Heyder|Philip A. Heyder]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Kerr|Ralph Kerr]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Starfish (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Starfish'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLNov19|p. 910}} &ndash; Nov, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Douglas Harvey|John D. Harvey]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Kerr|Ralph Kerr]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Starfish (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Starfish'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLNov19|p. 910}} &ndash; Nov, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Douglas Harvey|John D. Harvey]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rival (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rival'']]'''<br>18 Nov, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 856}} &ndash; 1 Jan, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Lionel Dearden|Richard L. Dearden]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rival (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rival'']]'''<br>18 Nov, 1919<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 856}} &ndash; 1 Jan, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Lionel Dearden|Richard L. Dearden]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Walter Despard Twigg|Francis W. D. Twigg]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Stormcloud (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Stormcloud'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 867}} &ndash; May, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Walter Despard Twigg|Francis W. D. Twigg]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Stormcloud (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Stormcloud'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 867}} &ndash; May, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring|Percival C. W. Manwaring]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Armstrong Binmore|Henry A. Binmore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whitshed (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whitshed'']]'''<br>May, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Theobald Walsh Church|Edward T. W. Church]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Armstrong Binmore|Henry A. Binmore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whitshed (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whitshed'']]'''<br>May, 1921<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|Walter F. Smithwick]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring|Percival C. W. Manwaring]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Venturous (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Venturous'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1923<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 20 Mar, 1923<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vernon Hammersley-Heenan|Vernon Hammersley-Heenan]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring|Percival C. W. Manwaring]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Venturous (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Venturous'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1923<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 20 Mar, 1923<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Austen Gerald Lilley|Austen G. Lilley]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Brooke|John Brooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viceroy (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viceroy'']]'''<br>20 Mar, 1923<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 7 Jan, 1924<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Evelyn Raymond|Hugh E. Raymond]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leslie Thomas Creery Hill|Leslie T. Creery Hill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viceroy (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viceroy'']]'''<br>20 Mar, 1923<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 7 Jan, 1924<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Evelyn Raymond|Hugh E. Raymond]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Goodenough Halliley|William G. Halliley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Springbok (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Springbok'']]'''<br>10 Jul, 1924<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 25 Aug, 1924<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Goodenough Halliley|William G. Halliley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Springbok (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Springbok'']]'''<br>10 Jul, 1924<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 25 Aug, 1924<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Eastwick-Field|Edward Eastwick-Field]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Watchman (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Watchman'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1929<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 31 Jul, 1931<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Gartside-Tippinge|Hugh Gartside-Tippinge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Watchman (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Watchman'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 287}}<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref> &ndash; 31 Jul, 1931<ref>Scott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/294.|D7605049}} f. 309.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Austen Gerald Lilley|Austen G. Lilley]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|James R. C. Cavendish]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ceres (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ceres'']]'''<br>12 May, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 222}} &ndash; 17 Nov, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Bayard Hynes|William B. Hynes]]'''}}
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Revision as of 16:24, 19 March 2018

Rear-Admiral George Arthur Scott, D.S.C., R.N. (5 September, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1910.[1]

On 9 February, 1914 while studying at Osborne College, Scott was admitted to Haslar Hospital for an injured knee. He returned to service on 6 March.[2]

Great War

Scott was to be appointed to Collingwood on 1 August, but this was cancelled and a week later he was appointed to the submarine Severn. He was invalided from her at Simonstown on 8 September, 1915 with further knee problems. This was now labelled a "derangement" of the knee and he was not fit until 8 December when he was appointed to Tyne for command of the "C" Class destroyer Bat.[3]

On 2 April, 1916, he was appointed from Bat to assume command of the River Class destroyer Arun.[4]

On 3 July, 1918, he applied for consideration for command of a destroyer working with the Grand Fleet. In 1918, his Mons damaged the steamer S.S. Minnedosa and Scott was faulted to going too fast when a tug might have been necessary to assist in turning.[5]

Scott's desired for Grand Fleet work was satisfied when he was appointed in command of the destroyer Urchin, a unit of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla on 22 August, 1918.[6]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1918.[7][8]

Post-War

Though Scott was only briefly in command of H.M.S. Starfish, he was blamed for damaging Lydiard when Starfish collided with her on 17 October, 1919.[9]

Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Rival on 18 November, 1919.[10]

On 1 January, 1921, Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Stormcloud.[11]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.[12]

A Court of Enquiry into a collision between Watchman and Velox on 17 September, 1929 found that he was slightly to blame for not signaling "stop engines" in the incident.[13]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1931.[14]

He was in command of at least one vessel after 1931, but editors should note that his ADM 196/51 Service Record's page is torn and another should be consulted for this information.

He was appointed to the light cruiser Belfast on 24 April, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning for trials. Diagnosed with "nervous dyspepsia" on 15 January, 1940, Scott left Belfast on 29 January for duty outside the Admiralty not exceeding six months.[15]

In 1939 or 1940, Scott incurred the "severe displeasure" of the Admiralty for having a naval photograph printed in the Times.[16]

World War II

Scott was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[17]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Desmond Maxwell
Captain of H.M.S. Bat
8 Dec, 1915[18] – 2 Apr, 1916[19]
Succeeded by
Arthur H. Hignett
Preceded by
Desmond Maxwell
Captain of H.M.S. Arun
2 Apr, 1916[20] – 1 Aug, 1916[21]
Succeeded by
Francis E. Wright
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart
Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe
1 Aug, 1916[22][23] – 2 Jan, 1917[24]
Succeeded by
Godfrey R. Chambers
Preceded by
Robert Makin
Captain of H.M.S. Mons
2 Jan, 1917[25][26] – 13 Jan, 1918[27]
Succeeded by
Hugh J. Woodward
Preceded by
Hugh J. Woodward
Captain of H.M.S. Mons
3 Mar, 1918[28] – Aug, 1918[29]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey N. Henson
Preceded by
Guy P. Bowles
Captain of H.M.S. Urchin
22 Aug, 1918[30][31] – 15 Jun, 1919[32]
Succeeded by
Herbert M. Hughes
Preceded by
Reginald Nash
Captain of H.M.S. Turquoise
15 Jun, 1919[33] – 1 Oct, 1919[34]
Succeeded by
Philip A. Heyder
Preceded by
Ralph Kerr
Captain of H.M.S. Starfish
1 Oct, 1919[35][36] – Nov, 1919[37]
Succeeded by
John D. Harvey
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Captain of H.M.S. Rival
18 Nov, 1919[38][39] – 1 Jan, 1921[40]
Succeeded by
Richard L. Dearden
Preceded by
Francis W. D. Twigg
Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud
1 Jan, 1921[41][42] – May, 1921[43]
Succeeded by
Percival C. W. Manwaring
Preceded by
Henry A. Binmore
Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed
May, 1921[44]
Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Preceded by
Percival C. W. Manwaring
Captain of H.M.S. Venturous
22 Jan, 1923[45] – 20 Mar, 1923[46]
Succeeded by
Austen G. Lilley
Preceded by
Leslie T. Creery Hill
Captain of H.M.S. Viceroy
20 Mar, 1923[47] – 7 Jan, 1924[48]
Succeeded by
Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by
William G. Halliley
Captain of H.M.S. Springbok
10 Jul, 1924[49] – 25 Aug, 1924[50]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Hugh Gartside-Tippinge
Captain of H.M.S. Watchman
1 Aug, 1929[51][52] – 31 Jul, 1931[53]
Succeeded by
Austen G. Lilley
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
12 May, 1932[54] – 17 Nov, 1933
Succeeded by
William B. Hynes
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Belfast
24 Apr, 1939 – 29 Jan, 1940
Succeeded by
Frederick R. Parham

Footnotes

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  2. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  3. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  4. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  5. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
  7. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 100.
  9. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 867.
  12. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  13. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  14. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  15. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  16. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  17. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  18. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  19. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  20. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  21. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  22. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  23. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
  24. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  25. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  26. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395t.
  27. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  28. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  29. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  30. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  31. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 922a.
  32. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  33. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  34. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  35. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  36. The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 910.
  37. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  38. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  39. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  40. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  41. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  42. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 867.
  43. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  44. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  45. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  46. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  47. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  48. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  49. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  50. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  51. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 287.
  52. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  53. Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  54. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.