| Deep Sea Scout Fellowship | |||
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| Owner | The Scout Association | ||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
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| Website http://www.scoutsinships.org.uk/index.htm |
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The Deep Sea Scouts were an organisation enabling young people serving on British ships to participate in Scouting activities. It was formed in 1928, and was replaced by the Deep Sea Scout Fellowship in the 1990s as numbers dwindled.
As Scouting matured, along with its initial members, demands were made for additions to the organisation which would enable a continuing participation within the Movement.
One such addition were the Deep Sea Scouts, which came to be in 1928.
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As Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, noted in a letter to the fledgling group, "Damn rules! I want a jolly brotherhood through which I can get in touch with pals of my own or other ships or at ports of call — especially those pals who have the same Scouty ideas as I have ...". This was the purpose of the Deep Sea Scouts.
The original aims of the Deep Sea Scouts were:
Any member of The Scout Association was eligible for membership of the Deep Sea Scouts if they were serving in any of the following organisations:
Due to the decrease in shipping and the reductions in the Royal Navy, the numbers of Deep Sea Scouts fell quite dramatically, and it was decided that the organisation be replaced by a Scouting Fellowship.
The Deep Sea Scout Fellowship was started in 1991, and currently has 200 members.
The Fellowship maintains the same aims and entry requirements of its predecessor, but it also allows direct relatives of eligible members to join as long as they are active within the Scout Association, too.