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} |} HMS ''Scorpion'' was a Royal Navy ''Cruizer''-class brig-sloop built by John King at Dover and launched in 1803.〔Winfield (2008), p.291.〕 She was the first of the class to be built since the launching of ''Cruizer'' in 1797. ''Scorpion'' had a long and active career during the Napoleonic Wars, earning her crews three clasps to the Naval General Service Medal when the Admiralty authorized it in 1847, two for single-ship actions. She also took a number of prizes. ''Scorpion'' was sold in 1819. ==Service history== ''Scorpion'' was commissioned in November 1803 under Commander George Nicholas Hardinge for the Channel and the Downs.〔 On 15 December the sloop ''Jane'', Dedwith, master, was sailing from Liverpool to Cork when she ran foul ''Scorpion'' near St David's Head and foundered. ''Scorpion'' rescued the crew and landed them at Waterford.〔''Lloyd's List'', no.4414,(),- accessed 16 October 2014.〕 ''Scorpion''s first medal action took place between 28 March and 3 April 1804. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Scorpion (1803)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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