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HMS Galatea (1914)

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and defend the fleet against attacks by enemy destroyers. The ships were 456 feet 6 inches (139.1 m)
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Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940".
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481: 990: 485: 408: 377: 346: 423:(52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph). She carried 840 long tons (853 t) tons of 673: 651: 627: 443: 373: 170: 113: 1018: 523: 428: 416: 404: 338: 248: 225: 212: 143: 522:, but no explosion occurred. She was sold for scrapping on 25 October 1921. 828: 461: 381: 294: 833: 420: 314: 236: 20: 431:(9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). 883: 516: 342: 308: 251:(9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) 476:
shipyard. On her commissioning she was assigned as the leader to the
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was also the first to receive a hit by the German light cruiser
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guns in waist mountings. They were also fitted with a single
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Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Galatea Crew List
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that were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the
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of 49 feet 10 inches (15.2 m) and a deep
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Following the war, she was scrapped. 16:Royal Navy Arethusa-class light cruiser 1017: 561: 365:-class cruisers were intended to lead 271:BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns 837: 591: 589: 452:QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) 419:which gave her a speed of about 28.5 283:QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) 50: 579: 577: 551:. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 47. 277:QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns 530:, Canada is named after this ship. 472:She was launched on 14 May 1914 at 440:BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns 411:, which produced a total of 40,000 13: 1004:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy 586: 467: 129:General characteristics (as built) 14: 1051: 817: 574: 953: 876: 345:in the 1910s. She fought in the 52: 31: 620: 239:(52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) 124:Sold for scrap, 25 October 1921 1040:Ships built on the River Clyde 1025:Arethusa-class cruisers (1913) 716:Naval Weapons of World War One 607: 598: 555: 540: 511:ships, triggering the battle. 153:3,512 long tons (3,568 t) 1: 474:William Beardmore and Company 311:: 1–3 in (25–76 mm) 80:William Beardmore and Company 7: 824:Ships of the Arethusa class 427:that gave a range of 5,000 169:436 ft (132.9 m) 163:410 ft (125.0 m) 10: 1056: 613:Gardiner & Gray, p. 56 595:Gardiner & Gray, p. 55 549:British Warships 1914–1919 501:1st Light Cruiser Squadron 18: 999: 979: 951: 874: 714:Friedman, Norman (2011). 695:Friedman, Norman (2010). 434:The main armament of the 128: 45: 30: 604:Pearsall, Part I, p. 210 533: 459:21 in (533 mm) 317:: 1 in (25 mm) 292:21 in (533 mm) 182:39 ft (11.9 m) 752:Newbolt, Henry (1996). 630:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 505:E.S. Alexander-Sinclair 349:, participating in the 547:Colledge, J J (1972). 478:2nd Destroyer Flotilla 357:Design and description 583:Friedman 2010, p. 384 564:Warship International 438:-class ships was two 464:in two twin mounts. 413:indicated horsepower 400:was powered by four 961:Royal Canadian Navy 407:, each driving one 1012: 1011: 725:978-1-84832-100-7 706:978-1-59114-078-8 643:978-1-86176-281-8 455:anti-aircraft gun 351:Battle of Jutland 331:was one of eight 323: 322: 286:anti-aircraft gun 1047: 959: 957: 956: 882: 880: 879: 858: 851: 844: 835: 834: 813: 790: 767: 754:Naval Operations 748: 729: 710: 691: 678:Naval Operations 669: 647: 614: 611: 605: 602: 596: 593: 584: 581: 572: 571: 559: 553: 552: 544: 503:under Commodore 224:4 × shafts; 4 × 208:(30,000 kW) 60: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 27: 1055: 1054: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1045: 1044: 1015: 1014: 1013: 1008: 995: 975: 954: 952: 947: 877: 875: 870: 868:-class cruisers 862: 820: 810: 787: 764: 745: 726: 707: 688: 674:Corbett, Julian 666: 652:Corbett, Julian 644: 628:Colledge, J. J. 623: 618: 617: 612: 608: 603: 599: 594: 587: 582: 575: 560: 556: 545: 541: 536: 486:English Channel 470: 468:Service history 409:propeller shaft 359: 347:First World War 199:Installed power 58: 53: 51: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1053: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1010: 1009: 1007: 1006: 1000: 997: 996: 994: 993: 987: 980: 977: 976: 974: 973: 965: 963: 949: 948: 946: 945: 938: 931: 924: 917: 910: 903: 896: 888: 886: 872: 871: 861: 860: 853: 846: 838: 832: 831: 826: 819: 818:External links 816: 815: 814: 808: 791: 785: 768: 762: 749: 743: 730: 724: 711: 705: 692: 686: 670: 664: 654:(March 1997). 648: 642: 622: 619: 616: 615: 606: 597: 585: 573: 554: 538: 537: 535: 532: 469: 466: 448:QF 4-inch Mk V 444:superstructure 429:nautical miles 417:Yarrow boilers 405:steam turbines 358: 355: 341:built for the 339:light cruisers 321: 320: 319: 318: 312: 309:Waterline belt 304: 300: 299: 298: 297: 288: 279: 273: 265: 261: 260: 257: 253: 252: 245: 241: 240: 233: 229: 228: 226:steam turbines 222: 218: 217: 216: 215: 213:Yarrow boilers 209: 200: 196: 195: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 174: 173: 167: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 135: 134:Class and type 131: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 114:Pennant number 111: 110:Identification 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 89:9 January 1913 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 66: 62: 61: 59:United Kingdom 48: 47: 43: 42: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1052: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1005: 1002: 1001: 998: 992: 989:Followed by: 988: 986: 983:Preceded by: 982: 981: 978: 972: 971: 967: 966: 964: 962: 950: 944: 943: 939: 937: 936: 932: 930: 929: 925: 923: 922: 918: 916: 915: 911: 909: 908: 904: 902: 901: 897: 895: 894: 890: 889: 887: 885: 873: 869: 867: 859: 854: 852: 847: 845: 840: 839: 836: 830: 827: 825: 822: 821: 811: 809:0-87021-983-9 805: 801: 797: 792: 788: 786:0-87021-983-9 782: 778: 774: 769: 765: 763:0-89839-255-1 759: 755: 750: 746: 744:0-85177-245-5 740: 736: 731: 727: 721: 717: 712: 708: 702: 698: 693: 689: 687:1-870423-74-7 683: 679: 675: 671: 667: 665:0-89839-256-X 661: 657: 653: 649: 645: 639: 635: 634: 629: 625: 624: 610: 601: 592: 590: 580: 578: 569: 565: 558: 550: 543: 539: 531: 529: 525: 524:Mount Galatea 521: 520: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 493: 487: 483: 479: 475: 465: 463: 462:torpedo tubes 460: 456: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 432: 430: 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 368: 364: 354: 352: 348: 344: 340: 337: 335: 330: 329: 316: 313: 310: 307: 306: 305: 302: 301: 296: 295:torpedo tubes 293: 289: 287: 284: 280: 278: 274: 272: 268: 267: 266: 263: 262: 258: 255: 254: 250: 246: 243: 242: 238: 234: 231: 230: 227: 223: 220: 219: 214: 210: 207: 203: 202: 201: 198: 197: 193: 189: 186: 185: 181: 178: 177: 172: 168: 166: 162: 161: 160: 157: 156: 152: 149: 148: 145: 144:light cruiser 142: 140: 136: 133: 132: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 112: 109: 108: 105:December 1914 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 88: 85: 84: 81: 78: 75: 74: 71: 67: 64: 63: 49: 44: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 969: 941: 934: 927: 920: 913: 912: 906: 899: 892: 865: 799: 795: 776: 772: 753: 734: 715: 696: 677: 655: 631: 621:Bibliography 609: 600: 570:(2): 134–66. 567: 563: 557: 548: 542: 518: 512: 491: 471: 435: 433: 397: 392:(5,268  386:Displacement 374:long overall 362: 360: 333: 327: 325: 324: 204:40,000  150:Displacement 138: 102:Commissioned 69: 37: 25: 281:1 × single 275:6 × single 269:2 × single 247:5,000  97:14 May 1914 21:HMS Galatea 1030:1914 ships 1019:Categories 985:Town class 921:Inconstant 884:Royal Navy 388:was 5,185 343:Royal Navy 256:Complement 235:28.5  221:Propulsion 907:Undaunted 517:SMS  490:Zeppelin 457:and four 390:long tons 376:, with a 370:flotillas 367:destroyer 192:deep load 86:Laid down 942:Royalist 928:Penelope 900:Arethusa 866:Arethusa 676:(1997). 497:flagship 446:and six 436:Arethusa 425:fuel oil 398:Arethusa 363:Arethusa 334:Arethusa 264:Armament 139:Arethusa 94:Launched 991:C class 935:Phaeton 914:Galatea 796:Warship 773:Warship 528:Alberta 513:Galatea 499:of the 482:Harwich 480:of the 402:Parsons 382:draught 328:Galatea 187:Draught 76:Builder 70:Galatea 46:History 40:in 1914 38:Galatea 970:Aurora 958:  893:Aurora 881:  806:  783:  760:  741:  722:  703:  684:  662:  640:  519:Elbing 509:German 336:-class 303:Armour 158:Length 141:-class 534:Notes 421:knots 244:Range 232:Speed 804:ISBN 800:VIII 781:ISBN 777:VIII 758:ISBN 739:ISBN 720:ISBN 701:ISBN 682:ISBN 660:ISBN 638:ISBN 378:beam 361:The 326:HMS 315:Deck 290:4 × 211:8 × 179:Beam 121:Fate 68:HMS 65:Name 526:in 492:L 7 259:270 249:nmi 206:shp 171:o/a 165:p/p 1021:: 798:. 775:. 588:^ 576:^ 568:61 566:. 237:kn 857:e 850:t 843:v 812:. 789:. 766:. 747:. 728:. 709:. 690:. 668:. 646:. 394:t 194:) 23:.

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HMS Galatea

William Beardmore and Company
Pennant number
Arethusa-class
light cruiser
p/p
o/a
deep load
shp
Yarrow boilers
steam turbines
kn
nmi
BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns
QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns
QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in)
anti-aircraft gun
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Waterline belt
Deck
Arethusa-class
light cruisers
Royal Navy
First World War
Battle of Jutland
destroyer
flotillas
long overall

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