Scout | Trackpads Warship Archive

Scout (MCM 8) is refueled from a hose that’s floating 300 feet from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd C... — At sea aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Oct. 22, 2002 – The mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) is refueled from a hose that’s floating 300 feet from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jose Ponce. (RELEASED)This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 021022-N-2819P-528 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ Bahaso Jambi ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ English ∙ español ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/− · Public domainImage source

Hull / pennantMCM-8

ClassAvenger class

NavyUnited States Navy

CountryUnited States

Builder / shipyardPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Recorded statusDecommissioned

Overview

Scout is documented as MCM-8, a member of Avenger class, and in United States Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are United States and United States Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes MCM-8.

The available construction history records the ship as built by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Class and service context

Scout is linked to Avenger class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Mine hunting, Mine neutralization, and Minesweeping. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Decommissioned at San Diego 26 August 2020; disposition pending in the current control source.

The associated date is 2020-08-26.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for Scout.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

Class relationship

This ship is recorded as a member of Avenger class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

Mine Countermeasures Ships (MCM) — Avenger Class ↗Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet · accessed 2026-09-20
Mine Countermeasures Ship (MCM) Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20

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