Name HMS Galatea Laid down October 1774 Construction started October 1774 | Builder Deptford Dockyard Completed By 26 May 1776 Launched 21 March 1776 | |
Ordered 15 April and 1 December 1773 Fate Broken up in April 1783 | ||
HMS Galatea was a 20-gun Sphinx-class sixth-rate post-ship of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence.
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History
In 1776, the ship was sent to North America under the command of Captain Thomas Jordan with a crew of 200. She took part in the capture of 30 American ships. An American naval squadron led by Samuel Elbert attacked the ship near St. Simons Island in what became known as the Frederica naval action. Although the Americans captured her other three escort ships, Galatea's crew ran her aground and managed to escape without being captured.
Fate
She was broken up in April 1783.
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