Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

HMS Scylla

Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, commissioned during World War II.

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Related time notes

  1. What changes if the Royal Navy Tribal class got built with 4.5in guns?
    33:10An all-4.5-inch Dido could trade shell weight for gun densityNotable Point
  2. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    1:43:16Vian coordinated Overlord's Eastern Task Force from HMS ScyllaChapter
  3. Bring in the Heavies... AA Cruisers in WWII, what was their value?
    58:23Scylla and Charybdis tested the 4.5-inch upper-deck mountingNotable Point
  4. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    1:24Why these Didos resemble destroyersChapter
  5. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    2:29Why a wartime history chose ScyllaNotable Point
  6. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    14:45Torpedoes, protection, and room for a flagship staffNotable Point
  7. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    15:20Crews kept adapting the light armamentNotable Point
  8. Scylla & Charybdis: 4.5in gun Didos - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 1
    27:39Scylla's mine damage and Charybdis's final operationChapter
  9. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    1:04:08Force V improvises carrier air cover at SalernoChapter