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HMS Scylla was a British Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 24 July 1940, and commissioned 12 June 1942.
One of two sisters (the other was, Charybdis). Scylla was completed with four twin QF 4.5 in Mk.III in UD MK III mountings because of a shortage of the intended QF 5.25 inch gun mountings. Known as the 'toothless terrors', they proved to be good anti-aircraft ships.
Scylla served with the Home Fleet escorting Arctic convoys. She was at the French North Africa landings (Operation Torch), and was sent in December 1942 to the Bay of Biscay as part of the effort to catch homecoming Axis blockade runners. Scylla torpedoed and sunk the Rhakotis. In September 1943 Scylla was part of the Support Carrier Force at the Salerno landings (Operation Avalanche). The Scylla was one of two Dido class cruisers fitted with, an Action Information Organization (AIO) room) to co-ordinate radar and intercept information. She served off Normandy as flagship of the Eastern Task Force.
On 23 June 1944 Scylla was badly damaged by a mine and scrapped in 1950.
