HMS Galatea (1859)

Galatea mapped 1868

  • Lower deck: 24 x 10in ( 85cwt ) MLSB shell weapons ( broadside )
  • Upper Deck: 2 x 68pdr ( 65cwt ) MLSB (pivot mounted ) - Later replaced by carriage mounted 110pdr Armstrong BLs

HMS Galatea was a warship sixth rank of Ariadne class with 26 cannons. The wooden screw frigate of the Royal Navy was put into service in 1859 and scrapped in 1883. She was initially assigned to the Channel Islands Squadron and then from 1863 to 1865 the North America and West Indies station based in Bermuda and Halifax. During their deployment in Halifax, the Galatea inspired the ships, the John O'Brien to three dramatic paintings.

In 1866, after an overhaul, she went on a world tour under the command of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. During this world tour Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh visited as commander of the frigate, the island of Tristan da Cunha. The name of the main settlement Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is derived from his visit on August 5, 1867.

Woolwich Dockyard London Draft (hull) Full-rigged ship
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