Galathée, drawn in 1781 by François Aimé Louis Dumoulin |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Galathée |
| Builders: | Rochefort and Bordeaux |
| Operators: | French Navy Royal Navy |
| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Galathée class frigate, 44 guns |
| Tons burthen: | 600 tonnes |
| Length: | 44.5 metres |
| Beam: | 12.2 metres |
| Depth of hold: | 5.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 32 guns, later upgraded to 44 |
The Galathée class was a type of 32-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed by Raymond-Antoine Haran, with 26 x 12-pounder and 6 x 6-pounder guns. Four units were built, seeing service during the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, and later in the French Revolutionary Wars.