punct← Previous revisionRevision as of 21:10, 31 October 2026 Line 54: Line 54: While in [[international waters]], the destroyer {{HMS|Saumarez|G12|6}} struck a mine which blew off her bow and started an enormous fire which accounted for most of her 36 killed. Saumarez was taken in tow, stem first, by ''Volage'', who herself hit a mine shortly afterwards, her crew sustaining eight deaths. By superb seamanship, Volage managed to tow Saumarez to [[Corfu]]. At the [[International Court]] at [[The Hague]], Britain was awarded damages of £843,000 — which have never been paid. While in [[international waters]], the destroyer {{HMS|Saumarez|G12|6}} struck a mine which blew off her bow and started an enormous fire which accounted for most of her 36 killed. Saumarez was taken in tow, stem first, by ''Volage'', who herself hit a mine shortly afterwards, her crew sustaining eight deaths. By superb seamanship, Volage managed to tow Saumarez to [[Corfu]]. At the [[International Court]] at [[The Hague]], Britain was awarded damages of £843,000 — which have never been paid. Scott next commanded {{HMS|Meteorite}}, an ex-[[German U-boat]] driven by high test [[peroxide]] (or HTP) which conferred high underwater speed with no need for air, but which was, in sober terms, a death trap. A number of explosions eventually proved that HTP was not a suitable propellant for [[submarines]] or [[torpedoes]]. Scott next commanded {{HMS|Meteorite}}, an ex-[[German U-boat]] driven by high-test [[peroxide]] (or HTP) which conferred high underwater speed with no need for air, but which was, in sober terms, a death trap. A number of explosions eventually proved that HTP was not a suitable propellant for [[submarines]] or [[torpedoes]]. In 1948 he was appointed [[flag lieutenant]] to the [[C-in-C]] Far East Fleet and was on the fringes of the famous escape of the frigate {{HMS|Amethyst|F116|6}} from under the guns of the [[Chinese Communists]] on the [[Yangtse river]]. This unfortunate entanglement resulted in damage and casualties to four naval ships before ''Amethyst'' made her exit. Because she had destroyed all her secret radio codes against capture, Scott’s contribution was to devise and signal to ''Amethyst'' a " one-time pad" encryption system based on her nominal crew list which was fortunately available at both ends. In 1948 he was appointed [[flag lieutenant]] to the [[C-in-C]] Far East Fleet and was on the fringes of the famous escape of the frigate {{HMS|Amethyst|F116|6}} from under the guns of the [[Chinese Communists]] on the [[Yangtse river]]. This unfortunate entanglement resulted in damage and casualties to four naval ships before ''Amethyst'' made her exit. Because she had destroyed all her secret radio codes against capture, Scott’s contribution was to devise and signal to ''Amethyst'' a " one-time pad" encryption system based on her nominal crew list which was fortunately available at both ends.