HMS Galatea (71)

HMS Galatea as completed, circa. 1935
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Galatea
Namesake	Galatea
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Laid down	2 June 1933
Launched	9 August 1934
Commissioned	14 August 1935
Identification	Pennant number: 71
Fate	Sunk off Alexandria on 14 December 1941
General characteristics
Class and type	Arethusa-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,220 tons standard 6,665 tons full load
Length	506 ft (154 m)
Beam	51 ft (16 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Four Parsons geared steam turbines Four Admiralty 3-drum oil-fired boilers Four shafts 64,000 shp
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	Unknown; 1,325 tons fuel oil
Complement	500
Armament	Original configuration: 6 × BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns 4 x 4-inch (102 mm) single AA guns 2 x 0.5 in quadruple machine guns 2 x 21 inch (533 mm) triple torpedo tubes October 1940 – December 1941 configuration: 3 x 6 in (152 mm) dual guns, 4 x 4 in (102 mm) dual AA guns, 2 x 0.5 in MG quadruple guns, 8 x 20 mm (0.8 in) single guns, 2 x 2-pounder(37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple torpedo tubes.
Armour	Original configuration: 1 to 3 inches – magazine protection 2.25 inches – belt 1 inches – deck, turrets and bulkheads
Aircraft carried	One aircraft (later removed).

HMS Galatea was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland), with the keel being laid down on 2 June 1933. She was launched on 9 August 1934, and commissioned 14 August 1935.