| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Dido |
| Pennant | 88 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Nov 1938 |
| Launched | 17 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 3 Dec 1941 |
| Lost | 23 Oct 1943 |
| Loss position | 48.59N, 03.39W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Charybdis (Capt. George Arthur Wallis Voelcker, RN) was sunk off north coast of Brittany, France in position 48º59'N, 03º39'W by 2 torpedoes from the German torpedo boats T-23 and T-27. 464 men died (including the commanding officer) and 107 survived. Commanding Officers: Capt. George Arthur Wallis Voelcker, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Charybdis (88)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Lachlan Donald Mackintosh, DSC, RN | 15 Aug 1941 | Jun 1942 |
| 2 | Capt. George Arthur Wallis Voelcker, RN | Jun 1942 | 23 Oct 1943 (+) |
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