| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 79 |
| Built by | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Dundee, Scotland) : Parsons |
| Ordered | 12 Apr 1937 |
| Laid down | 30 Aug 1937 |
| Launched | 23 Aug 1938 |
| Commissioned | 23 Feb 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 30 June 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Scott (J 79)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William Cornfield Jenks, RN | 3 Jul 1939 | 7 Oct 1939 |
| 2 | Cdr. Edmund Henry Buckingham Baker, RN | 7 Oct 1939 | 15 Apr 1940 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Kenneth St.Barbe Collins, RN | 15 Apr 1940 | 10 Apr 1942 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. John Michael Sharpey-Schafer, RN | 10 Apr 1942 | 25 Feb 1944 |
| 5 | Cdr. Sydney John Hennessey, RN | 25 Feb 1944 | 6 Aug 1945 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Bill, DSO, RN | 6 Aug 1945 |
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