For other ships of the same name, see HMS Scylla.
| HMS Scylla (1856) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Class and type: | Corvette |
| Name: | HMS Scylla |
| Launched: | 19 June 1856 |
| Out of service: | 1873 |
| Status: | Broken up 1882 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Pearl-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 2189 tons |
| Length: | 200 ft |
| Propulsion: | Screw |
| Armament: | 21 cannons |
HMS Scylla was a wooden screw corvette launched at Sheerness Dockyard in 1856 and sold for breakup in 1882. She served in the Mediterranean from 1859 to 1863 and China from 1863 to 1867. In 1869 she joined the Flying Squadron, and then she was then deployed to the Pacific until 1873. She was broken up in 1882.[1]
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