HMS Galatea

Several ships of the British Royal Navy to Galateia , a figure in Greek mythology known as HMS Galatea :

• The first HMS Galatea was a 32-gun frigate, launched in 1797 and scrapped in 1809.
• The second HMS Galatea was a 36-gun frigate that was launched in 1810, became a Hulk after 1836 and was scrapped in 1849.
• The third HMS Galatea was a wooden hull, screw-propelled frigate that was launched in 1859 and scrapped in 1883.
• The fourth HMS Galatea was a cruiser of the Orlando-Class , which was launched in 1887 and was sold in 1905 for breaking up.
• The fifth HMS Galatea was a light cruiser of the Arethusa class , which was launched in 1914 and sold the 1,921th
• The sixth HMS Galatea was a light cruiser of a new Arethusa class , launched in 1934 and sunk near Alexandria in 1941 by the German submarine U 557 , killing 470 crew members.
• The seventh HMS Galatea was a Leander-class frigate that was launched in 1963 and sunk as a target ship in the North Sea in 1988 .