H.M.S.Scott

Today we will honour some of the casualty's of H.M.S.Scott buried in Noordwijk Holland.

HM Flotilla Leader Scott, with the Light Cruiser Attentive, the Ulleswater and two other destroyers, formed the Outer Patrol at the Zeebrugge Operations on 23rd April 1918. She left Dover early in the evening of the 22nd to patrol the gap in the Belgian Barrage , through which the expedition had to pass. The force reached this position just after 10pm and here the ships stopped for a quarter of an hour, and the superfluous men in the blockships were taken off by five motor boats. On 15th August 1918, HMS Scott was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the Dutch coast, together with the Ulleswater. HMS Scott was built by Cammell Laird and launched in 1917.

Using Geoff's search engine, the CWGC have 23 casualties for HMS Scott. Unless noted otherwise, casualties are Royal Navy, died 15/08/1918 and commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial (four men were buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands):
BISHOP, HERBERT JAMES BURT, Able Seaman, age 31.
Only son of Mrs. J. Bishop, of Hastings, and the late James Bishop (Ch. P.O., R.N.); husband of Margaret Mary Bishop, of 45, Upper Milton Rd., Gillingham, Kent.

BLOOMFIELD, MONTAGUE GEORGE, Signalman.
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

CAREY, FREDERICK CHARLES, Officer's Steward 2nd Class, age 26.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carey, of Ilford, Essex.

DANIELS, ALFRED WILLIAM, Stoker 1st Class.

DETTMER, HENRY WILLIAM, Leading Seaman.

EASEY, ROBERT, Stoker 1st Class.

GOODMAN, Edwin., Chief Stoker, age 45.
Husband of Margaret Goodman, of 9, The Clayton, Bedlington Station, Northumberland. Born at Westminster, London.
NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY (Netherlands)
Note: From RN index, first name Edwin, p.o.b. Westminster Isle of Wight.

HEWITT, JOSEPH, Able Seaman, age 37.
Son of Joseph and Fanny Hewitt, of London.

HICK, S. H., Officer's Cook 1st Class.
LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY. Died 20/08/1918.
Note: From RN index, Sidney Herbert, p.o.b. Hull, Yorkshire (b. 1885).

JAMES, ALBERT EDWARD, Steward 3rd Class.

KEMP, RICHARD WILLIAM, Ordinary Seaman.

LEE, JOSEPH HENRY, Leading Stoker, age 26.
Mentioned in despatches.
Son of Joseph Henry and Annie Lee, of London; husband of Rosetta Alice Lee, of 5, Cambridge Circus, Hackney Road, London.

LUDBROOK, FREDERICK THOMAS, Boy Telegraphist, age 17.
Son of George and Edith Ludbrook, of 22, Pancras Square, Pancras Rd., London.
SHOTLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

MAY, VICTOR NORMAN, Leading Seaman.

MITCHELL, JESSE, Able Seaman, age 39.
Son of John and Lydia Mitchell, of Sidmouth, Devon; husband of Edith Mitchell, of 2, Parkwood Rd., Tavistock, Devon.
NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY (Netherlands)

MORGAN, THOMAS, Able Seaman, RNVR, age 22.
Son of Thomas and Jane Morgan, of Moor-Corner Farm, Port-Eynon, Gower, Glam.
NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY (Netherlands)

PARKER, WILLIAM EDWARD, Ordinary Seaman, age 29.
Son of Charles and Mary Ann Parker, of Brize-Norton, Bampton, Oxon.
NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY (Netherlands)

PARTINGTON, FREDERICK JAMES, Able Seaman, age 24.
Son of James and Alice R. Partington, of 4A, Morley Rd., Leyton, London.

PLANT, PERCY PETER JOHN, Able Seaman, age 23.
Son of Emily Hammond (formerly Plant), of Hill House, Southwold Rd., Wrentham, Wangford, Suffolk, and the late Herbert Plant.

ROSE, ALFRED ARTHUR, Able Seaman, age 38.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rose, of Herne Bay; husband of R. Rose, of 48, King's St., Herne Bay, Kent.

SADLER, STANLEY, Stoker 1st Class.

SHURBEN, WILLIAM EDWARD, Officer's Steward 3rd Class, age 23.
Son of William Edward and Alice Shurben, of 17, Chelford St., Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester. Native of Walthamstow, London.

SUDDER, JAMES WILLIAM, Able Seaman, age 35.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of James Robert and Alice Sudder; husband of Esther Sudder, of 73, Middlegate St., Great Yarmouth.

HMS Scott (1917)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Scott.

HMS Scott

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Scott
Namesake: Sir Walter Scott
Ordered: April 1916
Launched: 18 October 1917
Fate: Sunk, 15 August 1918
General characteristics
Class and type: Admiralty type destroyer leader
Displacement: 1,801 long tons (1,830 t)
Length: 332 ft 6 in (101.35 m)
Beam: 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draught: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Installed power: 40,000 ihp (30,000 kW)
Propulsion:
2 × steam engines
2 × shafts
Speed: 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 164-183
Armament:
5 × BL 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk I guns
6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Scott was the first of a new destroyer leader class built to be flotilla leaders for the V- and W-classdestroyers. She was ordered during the First World War in 1916, and the class would unofficially be named after her. The ship herself was the first to bear the name Scott and was named after Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet.[1]

Scott was launched on 18 October 1917; on 15 August 1918, however, she was sunk off the Dutch coast — less than a year after entering service - in the same accident with the R-class destroyer HMS Ulleswater. The cause of her sinking is unclear. It is assumed that a German U-boat torpedoed and sunk her, but it is also possible that she hit a mine. Nevertheless, the German submarine U-17 — which had been patrolling and mining the area — is usually credited with her sinking.[2]

Although Scott herself did not have an extensive career, the class as a whole served for many years. Five of the class survived the First World War, and two more were subsequently completed. Six saw action throughout the Second World War (HMAS Stuart with the Royal Australian Navy) and none were lost in that conflict.
The wreck of Scott is approximately 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) off the Dutch coast. The wreck lies upright with the stern in 35 m (115 ft) of water, and the bow in 28 m (92 ft). The keel and the engines are still visible.[citation needed]