HMS Galatea (F18)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Galatea.
HMS Galatea (F18) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham on the Tyne. She was launched on 23 May 1963 and commissioned on 25 April 1964 and was the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.[1]
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Name | Galatea |
Builder | Swan Hunter |
Laid down | 29 December 1961 |
Launched | 23 May 1963 |
Commissioned | 25 April 1964 |
Decommissioned | 31 January 1987 |
Motto | Nobis Mare Patria |
Fate | Sunk as target, 21 July 1988 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leander-class frigate |
Displacement | 2,450 tons |
Length | 372 ft (113 m) |
Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Twin oil-fired steam turbines, 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) max |
Range | 4,600 nmi (8,500 km; 5,300 mi) |
Complement | 251 (257 after Ikara upgrade) |
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Aircraft carried | Wasp helicopter |
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