HMS Galatea

HMS Galatea

HMS "Galatea", after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.

*The first "Galatea" was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1776 and broken up in 1783.
*The second "Galatea" was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1797 and broken up 1809.
*The third "Galatea" was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1810, a coal hulk after 1836, and broken up 1849.
*The fourth "Galatea" was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1859 and broken up 1883. In 1866 she went on a world cruise, under the command of the Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
*The fifth "Galatea" was an "Orlando"-class first-class cruiser built in Glasgow, and launched on March 10, 1887 and sold for scrapping on April 5, 1905.
*The sixth "Galatea" was an "Arethusa"-class light cruiser launched on May 14, 1914 at William Beardmore and Company shipyard and sold 1921.
*The seventh "Galatea" was a light cruiser of (another) "Arethusa" class, launched on August 9, 1934 at Scotts shipyard in Greenock, Scotland.
*The eighth "Galatea" (F18) was a "Leander"-class frigate built in 1963 and expended as a target in 1988.


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