HMS Galatea (1794)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Galatea.

Painting of Galatea by Thomas Whitcombe
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Galatea
BuilderGeorge Parsons, Bursledon
Launched1794
CommissionedMay 1794
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "21 Jan. Boat Service 1807"
FateBroken up, May 1809
General characteristics
TypeFifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen808 (bm)
Length135 ft (41.1 m)
Beam36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament32 × 18-pounder guns

HMS Galatea was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy designed by George Parsons at Bursledon and launched in 1794. Before she was broken up in 1809 she captured numerous prizes and participated in a number of actions, first in the Channel and off Ireland (1794–1803), and then in the Caribbean (1802–1809), including one that earned her crew the Naval General Service Medal.

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