GALATEA

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Light Cruiser

Nickname

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Ship Class

Arethusa

Grouping

1st Light Cruiser Squadron, Galatea (leader (Alexander-Sinclair)

Command

Battle-cruiser Fleet

Builder's Yard

William Beardmore and Company

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

09.03.1913

Launch Date

14.05.1914

Completed date

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Commission date

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Year laid down

1913

Year launched

1914

Year completed

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Commission Year

1914 (Dec)

Pennant No

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Photo Details

Public Domain. With original rig and 1914 armament.

Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Scrapped 1921

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Commodore Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, M.V.O.

Noteable Officers

Frank Marten

Crew complement

318

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

3500

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

410'

Length (mtrs)

125

Beam (ft)

39'

Beam (mtrs)

11.9

Draught (ft)

15' 7"

Draught (mtrs)

4.75

Max. Speed (knots)

28.5

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

4 shafts run by 4 steam turbines powered by 8 Yarrow boilers rated at 40,000 shp

Armour Main Belt

3" amidships, 2 1/4" bows.

Deck Armour

1"

Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

6"

Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

single BL 6" (152 mm) Mk XII guns

Guns (No.barrels) 2

2

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Six single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns, single QF 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9") AA.

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

21"

No. tubes

4

Torpedo Type MM

530

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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