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H.M.S. SCYLLA
A HAND-WRITTEN LETTER FROM ADMIRAL VIAN TO DEMPSEY, DATED 23rd JUNE 1944,
in which Vian, commander of the invasion fleet, assures Dempsey of his support ahead of the forthcoming Operation Epsom; the Battle for Caen
Other Notes: The letter, written on paper impressed with Scylla's crest, is mainly concerned with the fleet's embarkation of motor transport to the beaches (over 600 tanks alone were landed before the battle).
Later that same day, Scylla hit a German mine which holed her below the waterline and killed a number of men. She was taken in tow back to Portsmouth and later declared a total loss. She was ignominiously used for target practice before being sent for breaking in 1950.
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Estimate £400-600