George Arthur Scott DSC, RN
| Born | 5 Sep 1888 |
| Ranks
Retired: 9 Jul 1941 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for George Arthur Scott, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Belfast (35) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 24 Apr 1939 | 4 Jan 1940 |
| HMS Tyne (F 24) | Capt. | Destroyer Depot Ship | 26 Aug 1940 | 25 Jul 1941 |
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Light cruiser HMS Belfast (35)
26 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials at Scapa Flow. (1)
27 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials and exercises at Scapa Flow. (1)
28 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) conducted catapult trials and gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (1)
29 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow and AA gunnery exercises in the Pentland Firth. (1)
30 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow.
Later the same day, she conducted HA and LA gunnery exercises in the Pentland Firth. (1)
2 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000A/2, HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow and after conducting 6" and 4" gunnery exercises set course for the Northern Patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Iceland / Faeroer gap. (2)
9 Oct 1939 (position 63.36, -7.50)
Around 1130A/9, the German passenger/cargo ship Cap Norte (13615 GRT, built 1922) is captured north of the Faeroer Islands in approximate position 63°35'N, 07°50'W by the light cruiser HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN).
Light cruiser HMS Calypso (Capt. N.J.W. William-Powlett, DSC, RN) also arrived on the scene to assist.
The German ship was sent to Kirkwall with a prize crew. Later the light HMS Delhi (Capt L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN) arrived to escort her as did the armed boarding vessel HMS Northern Rover (Lt. (Retd.) M.H. Macpherson, RN). They arrived at Kirkwall on 12 October.
The Cap Norte was later renamed Empire Trooper and served as troopship.
13 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500A/13, HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (2)
14 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830A/14, the light cruisers HMS Aurora (Capt. G.B. Middleton, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.H.C. Hallifax, RN) and HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Loch Ewe where they arrived around 1500A/14. (3)
23 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1735A/23, HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) departed Loch Ewe for Greenock where she arrived around 1020A/24. (2)
25 Oct 1939
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Glasgow where she was taken in hand for a short refit and a docking (she was docked on this day) at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard at Govan. (2)
4 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) is undocked. (4)
7 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) proceeded from Glasgow to Greenock. (4)
8 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0940A/8, HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) departed Greenock for Rosyth where she arrived around 1745A/9. (4)
20 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The light cruiser HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMS Afridi (Capt. G.H. Cresswell, DSC, RN), HMS Gurkha (Lt.Cdr. P.V. James, RN) conducted torpedo firing and gunnery exercises off the Firth of Forth. (5)
29 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) is undocked at the Rosyth Dockyard. (6)
4 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0800A/4, HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) is paid off into dockyard control. (6)
Sources
- ADM 53/107729
- ADM 53/107730
- ADM 53/107577 + ADM 53/107730
- ADM 53/107731
- ADM 53/107348 + ADM 53/107731
- Rosyth Dockyard docking register
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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