HMS ''Scorpion'' was a of the
British Royal Navy in service from 1947 and scrapped in 1971. Originally named ''Centaur'', the ship was renamed ''Tomahawk'' and finally ''Scorpion'' (in September 1943) before her launch.
Royal Navy service
On commissioning ''Scorpion'' was allocated to the
6th Destroyer Flotilla (later squadron) which was made up of the Weapon-class destroyers. In 1953 she took part in the
Fleet Review to celebrate the
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1954 ''Scorpion'' was the only Weapon-class ship fitted with the
Limbo depth charge mortar, as a trial to modernise the whole class, replacing the older
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mortar.
Following Home Service commissions she then undertook a commission in the
Mediterranean during 1955 and 1956. After this she was placed in reserve.
In 1957 all of the Weapon-class Destroyers started conversions to Radar pickets, which involved the removal of their torpedo tubes. ''Scorpion'' underwent her conversion at
Devonport Dockyard. She was fitted with an extra mast to carry a large AKE-1 Antennae. She was the last Weapon-class vessel to re-commission in 1959 and was part of the 7th Destroyer Squadron until being placed in reserve in April 1963.
Decommissioning and disposal
Following decommissioning ''Scorpion'' was used for underwater explosive trials at
Rosyth. She was finally scrapped at
Bo'ness in 1971.
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Weapon-class destroyers
Ships built on the Isle of Wight
1946 ships
Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom