Scout-class torpedo cruiser

The Scout class was a pair of torpedo cruisers operated by the Royal Navy between 1885 and 1905. The ships, Scout and Fearless, were some of the first of their kind with the Navy and were ordered to counteract similar French ships. While the ships were intended to serve with a fleet, they were too slow to do so and instead operated independently for the next two decades. Both ships were sold off by 1905, although the design served as the basis for further British cruisers.