H.M.S.Scylla

Introduction

By request, this is a repeat of a post from Feb 25th 2013. 


 Information on H.M.S. Scylla

This afternoon, by special request, I visited the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre to photograph a model of H.M.S Scylla, a light cruiser of the Dido Class which saw action in WW2. The resultant video clip is shown above. Summary information on this ship:

  • Built by Scotts Shipbuilding  Engineering Co of Greenock. (River Clyde, Scotland).
  • Launched 1940 and commissioned 1942.
  • Participated in the Torch landings in North Africa Nov, 1942.
  • Arctic convoy duties Feb-June 1943.
  • Salerno landings Sept 1943.
  • Normandy landings June 1944
  • Struck by mine 23/6/1944 and declared a constructive loss.
  • Scrapped 1950.

There has been a long military shipbuilding tradition on the River Clyde which continues to this day.

In the history of the Royal Navy there have been five ships with the name HMS Scylla, viz:

  • 1809-1846.
  • 1856-1882.
  • 1892-1912
  • 1942-1950
  • 1968-1993

The Resource Centre where the model is held has an extensive collection of models of Clyde built ships. Tours are provided each day.

More Information


For more information on Scotland’s industrial history, it’s cities and much more please refer to the Visitors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.

 

 

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