HMS Galatea (1914)
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Design and description
The Arethusa-class cruisers were intended to lead destroyer flotillas and defend the fleet against attacks by enemy destroyers. The ships were Script error: No such module "convert". long overall, with a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a deep draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. Displacement was Script error: No such module "convert". at normal[1] and Script error: No such module "convert". at full load. Arethusa was powered by four Parsons steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, which produced a total of Script error: No such module "convert".. The turbines used steam generated by eight Yarrow boilers which gave her a speed of about Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] She carried Script error: No such module "convert". tons of fuel oil[1] that gave a range of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
The main armament of the Arethusa-class ships was two BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns that were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the superstructure and six QF 4-inch Mk V guns in waist mountings. They were also fitted with a single QF 3-pounder Script error: No such module "convert". anti-aircraft gun and four Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes in two twin mounts.[2]
Service history
She was launched on 14 May 1914 at William Beardmore and Company shipyard. On her commissioning she was assigned as the leader to the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla of the Harwich Force, guarding the eastern approaches to the English Channel. On 4 May 1916, she took part in the shooting down of Zeppelin L 7. At the Battle of Jutland, she was the flagship of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron under Commodore E.S. Alexander-Sinclair. She was the first ship to report the presence of German ships, triggering the battle. Galatea was also the first to receive a hit by the German light cruiser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., but no explosion occurred. She was sold for scrapping on 25 October 1921.[4] Mount Galatea in Alberta, Canada is named after this ship.
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