fgoodwin 23 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 USS Boy Scout May 5th, 2008 Deborah Hendrick Maybe the Boy Scouts of American should lobby the U.S. Navy for a new USS Boy Scout, in time for the BSA centennial. This fast (26.2 mph) craft was ordered delivered to the Navy on 5 May 1917, and became USS Boy Scout (SP-53). She was subsequently sent overseas for aviation service. Underway, circa 1916-1917. [excerpted] Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Scout_%28MCM-8%29 Link to post Share on other sites
fgoodwin 23 Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 I wonder if they represent the same lineage? Was the USS Scout named after the Boy Scouts? I think we can safely assume that was the case for the USS Boy Scout. I note there have have been several ships named USS Scout, but find record of only one named USS Boy Scout. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The current vessel was probably named after the "Army Scout"...as it is a minesweeper who goes ahead of the fleet and clears the way of danger. I'm sure a USS Boy Scout wouldn't be entertained today since we are officially a discriminatory organization. Link to post Share on other sites
epalmer84 10 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I saw this on Scouts-L and added it to the todo list on the Wikipedia Scouting Project. If we can find more information, it would be a neat article. Ed Link to post Share on other sites
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