HMS Galatea

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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.