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HMS Scylla

HMS Scylla was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at , the last RN frigate to be built there as of 2025. Scylla was commissioned in 1970, taken out of service in 1993 in accordance with Options for Change, and sunk as an artificial reef in 2004 off , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Germanus’ Church, Rame and Chapel Of St Michael.

Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Germanus' Church is a Church of England church in , , , UK. Much of the existing church dates to the 13th and 15th centuries. It has been Grade I listed since 1960. is situated 2 miles east of HMS Scylla.

Chapel
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ miles southeast of HMS Scylla.

Monument
Photo: Dave Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a monument, which is situated 1½ miles east of HMS Scylla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freathy and Rame Head.

Village
Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a beach and coastal settlement on the Rame Peninsula in east , England, United Kingdom. is accessible by the coast road along which runs the South West Coast Path.

Locality
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Ram Head is a coastal headland, southwest of the village of in southeast , England, United Kingdom. It is part of the larger Rame Peninsula. is situated 1½ miles southeast of HMS Scylla.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of , England. is situated 2 miles east of HMS Scylla.

HMS Scylla

Latitude
50.32758° or 50° 19′ 39″ north
Longitude
-4.25271° or 4° 15′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C2Q8PHW+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 817597929
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­reef
Wiki­data ID
Q5634261
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Satellite Map

Discover HMS Scylla from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Persian—“HMS Scylla” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “HMS Scylla (F71)”
  • Finnish: “HMS Scylla”
  • Irish: “HMS Scylla”
  • Japanese: “シラ (フリゲート)”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس سکولا (اف۷۱)”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس سکولا”
  • “HMS Scylla”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chamber Rock and WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Eddystone Cafe and Cliff Top Cafe.

Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and Land’s End.

Curious Reefs to Discover

Uncover intriguing reefs from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “HMS Scylla”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.