HMS Galatea (F18)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Galatea
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	29 December 1961
Launched	23 May 1963
Commissioned	25 April 1964
Decommissioned	31 January 1987
Motto	Nobis Mare Patria
Fate	Sunk as target, 21 July 1988
General characteristics
Class and type	Leander-class frigate
Displacement	2,450 tons
Length	372 ft (113 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Draught	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Twin oil-fired steam turbines, 30,000 hp (22,000 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) max
Range	4,600 nmi (8,500 km; 5,300 mi)
Complement	251 (257 after Ikara upgrade)
Armament	Twin 4.5-inch (114 mm) guns (subsequently replaced by Ikara anti-submarine missile launcher) 2 × 40 mm anti-aircraft guns Limbo antisubmarine mortar
Aircraft carried	Wasp helicopter

HMS Galatea (F18) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham on the Tyne. She was launched on 23 May 1963 and commissioned on 25 April 1964 and was the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.^[1]