HMS Galatea (1887)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Galatea
Builder	Robert Napier and Sons, Govan
Laid down	21 April 1885
Launched	10 March 1887
Fate	Sold for breaking up 4 April 1905
General characteristics
Class & type	Orlando-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	5,535 long tons (5,624 t)
Length	300 ft (91.4 m) (p/p)
Beam	56 ft (17.1 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	8,500 ihp (6,300 kW); 4 × boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × Triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	484
Armament	2 × single BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk V guns; 10 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 6 × single QF 6-pounder (57 mm) Hotchkiss guns; 10 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns; 6 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 10 in (254 mm); Deck: 2–3 in (51–76 mm); Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm); Bulkheads: 16 in (406 mm);

HMS Galatea was one of seven Orlando-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1880s. She was sold for scrap on 5 April 1905.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Galatea
Builder	Robert Napier and Sons, Govan
Laid down	21 April 1885
Launched	10 March 1887
Fate	Sold for breaking up 4 April 1905
General characteristics
Class & type	Orlando-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	5,535 long tons (5,624 t)
Length	300 ft (91.4 m) (p/p)
Beam	56 ft (17.1 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	8,500 ihp (6,300 kW) 4 × boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	484
Armament	2 × single BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk V guns 10 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) guns 6 × single QF 6-pounder (57 mm) Hotchkiss guns 10 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns 6 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 10 in (254 mm) Deck: 2–3 in (51–76 mm) Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm) Bulkheads: 16 in (406 mm)