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HMS Galatea
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'''HMS ''Galatea''''', after the Galatea (mythology) Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.
*The first HMS Galatea (1776) ''Galatea'' was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1776 and broken up in 1783.
*The second HMS Galatea (1797) ''Galatea'' was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1797 and broken up 1809.
*The third HMS Galatea (1810) ''Galatea'' was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1810, a coal hulk after 1836, and broken up 1849.
*The fourth HMS Galatea (1859) ''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 Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
*The fifth HMS Galatea (1887) ''Galatea'' was an Orlando class cruiser ''Orlando''-class cruiser first-class cruiser built in Glasgow, and ship naming and launching launched on March 10, 1887 and sold for scrapping on April 5, 1905.
*The sixth HMS Galatea (1914) ''Galatea'' was an Arethusa class cruiser (1912) ''Arethusa''-class light cruiser launched on May 14, 1914 at William Beardmore and Company shipyard and sold 1921.
*The seventh HMS Galatea (71) ''Galatea'' was a light cruiser of (another) Arethusa class cruiser (1934) ''Arethusa'' class, ship naming and launching launched on August 9, 1934 at Scotts Shipbuilding Scotts shipyard in Greenock, Scotland.
*The eighth HMS Galatea (F18) ''Galatea'' (F18) was a Leander class frigate ''Leander''-class frigate built in 1963 and expended as a target in 1988.
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