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HMS Galatea Laid Down : 2nd June 1933 Launched : 9th August 1934 Completed : 14th August 1935 Type : Cruiser Class : Arethusa Builder : Scotts Country : UK Pennants : 71 Fate : Sunk 14th December 1941 |
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Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) launched this Arethusa class light cruiser on 9 August 1934 and she entered service in the Royal Navy on 14 August 1935. GALATEA joined the Mediterranean Fleet on commissioning as the flagship of Rear Admiral (Destroyers). She returned to home waters after the outbreak of war, taking part in operations to intercept Axis merchantmen attempting to break out of Vigo between February and March 1940. In April 1940 she took part in the Norwegian campaign, after which she joined the Nore Command as Flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron on anti-invasion duties and assisted in the evacuation of British forces from French Biscay ports. |
On 1 September 1940 GALATEA struck a mine. After repair and refit between October 1940 to January 1941), she remained with the Home Fleet until May 1941, and was involved in hunting the BISMARCK. In July 1941 she sailed around Africa to join the 15th Cruiser Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet. In December, she sailed from Alexandria to join Force ‘K’, based at Malta, operating against the Axis supply convoys to North Africa, but late on 14 December 1941 the German submarine U-557 torpedoed and sank GALATEA off Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Sim, 22 officers and 447 ratings were killed. |
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HMS Galatea, May 1937. | HMS Galatea, May 1937. | HMS Galatea pictured in September 1936 at Malta. | HMS Galatea. |
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2nd June 1933 - Laid down at Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) 2nd June 1933 - Laid down at Scotts (Greenock) 9th June 1934 - Launched 9th June 1934 - Pennant Number 71 15th April 1935 - Capt. J.H. Edelsten Assumed Command 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 4th August 1935 - Commissioned 14th August 1935 - Sailed Greenock for Plymouth 14th August 1935 - Sailed Greenock 15th August 1935 - Arrived Plymouth 16th August 1935 - Sailed Plymouth 16th August 1935 - Capt. W.L. Jackson in Command 16th August 1935 - 3rd Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean 16th August 1935 - Arrived Plymouth from the Scotts Shipbuilding, Greenock 16th August 1935 - Arrived Weymouth 17th August 1935 - Arrived Portland 17th August 1935 - Sailed Weymouth 5th October 1935 - Sailed Portland 5th October 1935 - Arrived Plymouth 5th October 1935 - Sailed Plymouth 7th October 1935 - Sailed Gibraltar 7th October 1935 - Arrived Gibraltar 9th October 1935 - Sailed Malta 9th October 1935 - Arrived Malta 11th October 1935 - Arrived Alexandria 27th December 1935 - Sailed Alexandria 29th December 1935 - Arrived Malta 6th January 1936 - Sailed Malta 8th January 1936 - Arrived Alexandria 8th April 1936 - Rear-Admiral J.F. Somerville Assumed Command of the Mediterranean Fleet Destroyer Flotillas 8th April 1936 - Rear-Admiral A.B. Cunningham Relinquised Command of the Mediterranean Fleet Destroyer Flotillas 12th May 1936 - Sailed Alexandria 12th May 1936 - Sailed Alexandria for Malta 14th May 1936 - Arrived Malta 20th May 1936 - Sailed Malta 30th May 1936 - Arrived Alexandria 30th May 1936 - Arrived Alexandria 16th July 1936 - Sailed Alexandria 21st July 1936 - Arrived Malta 30th July 1936 - Sailed Malta 1st August 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 1st August 1936 - Arrived Tangier 1st August 1936 - Sailed Gibraltar 9th August 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 9th August 1936 - Sailed Tangier 14th August 1936 - Sailed Gibraltar 15th August 1936 - Arrived Palma 20th August 1936 - Sailed Palma 20th August 1936 - Arrived Porto Cristo 20th August 1936 - Sailed Porto Cristo 21st August 1936 - Arrived Iviza 23rd August 1936 - Sailed Iviza 27th August 1936 - Sailed Gibraltar 27th August 1936 - Sailed Gibraltar 28th August 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 30th August 1936 - Sailed Gibraltar 31st August 1936 - Arrived Palma 2nd September 1936 - Arrived Palma 2nd September 1936 - Arrived Porto Cristo 2nd September 1936 - Sailed Porto Cristo 12th September 1936 - Sailed Palma 12th September 1936 - Sailed Palma for Malta 14th September 1936 - Arrived Malta 30th September 1936 - Sailed Malta 3rd October 1936 - Arrived Malta 12th October 1936 - Sailed Malta 14th October 1936 - Arrived Palma 15th October 1936 - Sailed Palma 17th October 1936 - Arrived Malta 26th November 1936 - Sailed Malta 28th November 1936 - Arrived Palma 29th November 1936 - Sailed Palma 30th November 1936 - Arrived Alicante 30th November 1936 - Sailed Alicante 1st December 1936 - Sailed Valencia 1st December 1936 - Arrived Valencia 2nd December 1936 - Arrived Barcelona 2nd December 1936 - Sailed Barcelona 3rd December 1936 - Arrived Palma 16th December 1936 - Sailed Palma 17th December 1936 - Arrived Barcelona 17th December 1936 - Sailed Barcelona 18th December 1936 - Arrived Alicante 18th December 1936 - Sailed Alicante 19th December 1936 - Arrived Palma 21st December 1936 - Sailed Palma 23rd December 1936 - Arrived Malta 24th December 1936 - Arrived Cartegena 24th December 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 24th December 1936 - Arrived Malaga 24th December 1936 - Sailed Cartegena 24th December 1936 - Sailed Malaga 6th January 1937 - Sailed Malta 9th January 1937 - Arrived Palma 13th January 1937 - Sailed Palma for Malta 13th January 1937 - Sailed Palma 16th January 1937 - Arrived Malta 21st January 1937 - Sailed Malta 23rd January 1937 - Arrived Zaverda 1st February 1937 - Sailed Zaverda 3rd February 1937 - Arrived Malta 27th February 1937 - Sailed Malta 3rd March 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 5th March 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 22nd March 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 25th March 1937 - Arrived Lagouletted 25th March 1937 - Arrived Tunisia 31st March 1937 - Sailed Tunisia 1st April 1937 - Arrived Malta 5th May 1937 - Sailed Malta 7th May 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 8th May 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 13th May 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 21st May 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 9th June 1937 - Sailed Plymouth 9th June 1937 - Sailed Plymouth 13th June 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 22nd June 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 25th June 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 26th June 1937 - Arrived Tangier 26th June 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 29th June 1937 - Sailed Tangier 29th June 1937 - Sailed Tangier 29th June 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 29th June 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 7th July 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 8th July 1937 - Arrived Palma 9th July 1937 - Sailed Palma 10th July 1937 - Sailed Barcelona 10th July 1937 - Arrived Barcelona 11th July 1937 - Arrived Valencia 11th July 1937 - Sailed Valencia 11th July 1937 - Arrived Valencia 12th July 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 19th July 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 23rd July 1937 - Arrived Malta 23rd July 1937 - Arrived Malta 12th August 1937 - Sailed Malta 14th August 1937 - Arrived Valencia 19th August 1937 - Sailed Valencia 20th August 1937 - Arrived Palma 22nd August 1937 - Sailed Palma 23rd August 1937 - Arrived Valencia 26th August 1937 - Sailed Valencia 27th August 1937 - Arrived Palma 29th August 1937 - Sailed Palma 30th August 1937 - Arrived Valencia 30th August 1937 - Sailed Valencia 31st August 1937 - Arrived Palma 31st August 1937 - Sailed Palma September 1937 - Arrived Valencia 2nd September 1937 - Arrived Valencia 3rd September 1937 - Sailed Valencia 4th September 1937 - Arrived Palma 9th September 1937 - Sailed Palma 10th September 1937 - Sailed Valencia 10th September 1937 - Arrived Valencia 11th September 1937 - Arrived Barcelona 12th September 1937 - Sailed Barcelona 13th September 1937 - Arrived Palma 15th September 1937 - Sailed Palma 15th September 1937 - Arrived Valencia 16th September 1937 - Sailed Valencia 17th September 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 19th September 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 22nd September 1937 - Sailed Oran 22nd September 1937 - Arrived Oran 23rd September 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 25th September 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 27th September 1937 - Arrived Valencia 27th September 1937 - Sailed Valencia 28th September 1937 - Sailed Barcelona 28th September 1937 - Arrived Barcelona 29th September 1937 - Arrived Palma 29th September 1937 - Sailed Palma 30th September 1937 - Arrived Malta 21st October 1937 - Sailed Malta 21st October 1937 - Sailed Malta 24th October 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 24th October 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 3rd November 1937 - Arrived Oran 3rd November 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 8th November 1937 - Sailed Oran 9th November 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 16th November 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 16th November 1937 - Arrived Ceuta 17th November 1937 - Sailed Ceuta 20th November 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 23rd November 1937 - Arrived Cadiz 23rd November 1937 - Sailed Cadiz 23rd November 1937 - Arrived Palma 23rd November 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 29th November 1937 - Sailed Palma 30th November 1937 - Arrived Marseilles 1st December 1937 - Sailed Marseilles 2nd December 1937 - Sailed Barcelona 2nd December 1937 - Arrived Barcelona 3rd December 1937 - Sailed Valencia 4th December 1937 - Arrived Palma 6th December 1937 - Sailed Palma 6th December 1937 - Sailed Palma 8th December 1937 - Arrived Malta 5th January 1938 - Sailed Malta 6th January 1938 - Arrived Zaverda 7th January 1938 - Sailed Zaverda 7th January 1938 - Arrived Petala 11th January 1938 - Sailed Petala 12th January 1938 - Arrived Malta 3rd March 1938 - Sailed Malta 5th March 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 7th March 1938 - Sailed Gibraltar 11th March 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 13th March 1938 - Sailed Gibraltar 17th March 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 26th March 1938 - Sailed Gibraltar 28th March 1938 - Arrived Malta 28th March 1938 - Arrived Malta 31st March 1938 - Sailed Malta 31st March 1938 - Capt. G.L. Warren in Command 31st March 1938 - Sailed Malta 3rd April 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar and sailed same day for Plymouth 6th April 1938 - Arrived Plymouth 7th April 1938 - Arrived Plymouth 7th April 1938 - Arrived Plymouth from the Mediterranean 8th April 1938 - Arrived Devonport 6th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 18th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 21st March 1939 - Arrived Golfe Juan 30th March 1939 - Arrived Gandia 30th March 1939 - Sailed Golfe Juan 1st April 1939 - Arrived Malta 6th April 1939 - Arrived Cartegena and sailed same day for Malta 2nd September 1939 - At Alexandria 1st October 1939 - Sailed Alexandria on patrol 7th October 1939 - Sailed Malta for Alexandria 10th October 1939 - Arrived Alexandria 20th October 1939 - Sailed Alexandria 27th October 1939 - Arrived Malta 28th October 1939 - Sailed Malta 30th October 1939 - Arrived Alexandria 6th November 1939 - Sailed Port Said 7th November 1939 - Arrived Haifa 8th November 1939 - Arrived Alexandria 9th November 1939 - Sailed Alexandria on patrol 19th November 1939 - Arrived Alexandria 24th November 1939 - Sailed Alexandria 3rd December 1939 - Arrived Malta 10th December 1939 - Sailed Malta 19th December 1939 - Arrived Malta 10th January 1940 - Sailed Malta for Alexandria 13th January 1940 - Arrived Alexandria 14th January 1940 - Sailed Alexandria 17th January 1940 - Arrived Malta 22nd January 1940 - Sailed Malta on patrol 30th January 1940 - Arrived Malta 8th February 1940 - At Malta 9th February 1940 - Sailed Malta for UK 9th February 1940 - Ceased Flagship of Vice-Admiral J.C. Tovey 11th February 1940 - Arrived Gibraltar 12th February 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar for the German ships which had escaped from Vigo 12th February 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar escorting Convoy HG.18 15th February 1940 - Arrived Plymouth 15th February 1940 - Arrived Plymouth 2nd March 1940 - Sailed Portsmouth to join the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, and arrived on the 4th. 4th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 9th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow on Northern Patrol. 10th March 1940 - Became Flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron 10th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Rosyth 11th March 1940 - Arrived Rosyth 12th March 1940 - Sailed the Clyde for Scapa Flow 13th March 1940 - Sailed Rosyth for the Clyde 14th March 1940 - Arrived in The Clyde 15th March 1940 - Sailed the Clyde for Scapa Flow 16th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 20th March 1940 - 2nd Cruiser Squadron 20th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow on Operation DU 23rd March 1940 - Arrived Rosyth 17th April 1940 - Sailed Rosyth with 1,000 troops of 148 Infantry Brigade for Namsos 24th May 1940 - Sailed Portsmouth to bombard concealed batteries off Calais. Called off returned to Sheerness 26th May 1940 - Sailed Sheerness to bombard concealed batteries off Calais. Called off returned to Sheerness 14th December 1941 - Sunk 14th December 1941 - Sunk by U 577 off Alexandria |
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