| Career (Great Britain) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Galatea |
| Ordered: | 15 April and 1 December 1773 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down: | October 1774 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1776 |
| Completed: | By 26 May 1776 |
| Fate: | Broken up in April 1783 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Sphinx-class sixth-rate post-ship |
| Tons burthen: | 429 23/94 bm |
| Length: | 108 ft (33 m) (gundeck) 89 ft 8 in (27.33 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 140 |
| Armament: | 20 × 9-pounder guns |
HMS Galatea was a 20-gun Sphinx-class sixth-rate post-ship of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence.
In 1776, the ship was sent to North America under the command of Captain Thomas Jordan with a crew of 200.[1] She took part in the capture of 30 American ships. An American naval squadron led by Samuel Elbert attacked the ship near St. Simons Island in what became known as the Frederica naval action. While her other three escort ships were captured, Galatea was run aground. Her crew managed to escape without being captured.
She was broken up in April 1783.
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