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HMS Galatea (1859)
Ariadne class frigate in the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Galatea.
HMS Galatea was a Jason-class[1] 26-gun, sixth-rate, wooden screw frigate in the Royal Navy, launched in 1859 and broken up 1883.
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Name | HMS Galatea |
Ordered | 9 April 1856 |
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Laid down | 2 February 1857 |
Launched | 14 September 1859 |
Completed | By February 1862 |
Fate | Broken up in June 1883 |
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Class and type | Jason-class corvette |
Displacement | 4,686 tons |
Tons burthen | 3,227 bm |
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Beam | 50 ft (15.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 4 in (5.89 m) |
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Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 450 |
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