 The cruiser spent some time as the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Herbert Packer, was refitted in 1955-6 and decommissioned, 18 months later in December 1957.She was approved for disposal 2 years later and arrived at the Dalmuir yards of Arnott Young on 8 August 1960 to be scrapped.Although "Superb" was the latest of the line of 6-inch gun cruisers to be completed, (the 1943 "Minotaur" class followed directly from the 1938 Colony and 1936 Town classes), she was also one of the first of this type to be broken up.