British Fifth Rate frigate 'Galatea' (1810)

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Galatea
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.5.1809	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	31.8.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Apollo Class (1798)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert John NelsonBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1789-1793	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Hulked	8.1836	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel121' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet36.8999
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Draught Forward11' 2"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft14' 8"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen947 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

31.8.1810Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1810 - 10.1815CaptainBWAS-17938.1825 - 1829CaptainBWAS-17931829CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1810 - 7.1814LieutenantNBD184922.8.1825 - 23.1.1826LieutenantNBD184914.5.1831 - 16.10.1833LieutenantNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
18.12.1810 - 8.1813MidshipmanNBD18491825Master's MateNBD184911.1825 - 6.1827MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 24.11.1815Private†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1809Began First cost, including fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
31.8.1810Completed First cost, including fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £39558.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.8.1810Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
18.10.1810Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
31.12.1810Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
20.5.1811Action off Madagascar
1.6.1813Sailed for LisbonBWAS-1793
10.1815Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
11.1819Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
8.1825RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1826Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £36187.0.0dBWAS-1793
1829Fitted with experimemental, man-powered, machineryBWAS-1793
12.1829Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
2.1830Completed fitting at a cost of £12585.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1836Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1836Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
24.9.1849Broken up at JamaicaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1998 Archive

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