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 by German submarine U-557, 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.

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