HMS Galatea was a British Arethusa Class cruiser of 5220 tons displacement launched in 1934. HMS Galatea carried a crew of 450 and was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots. Armaments consisted of six 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3-pdr guns and seven smaller guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mounts. One aircraft was also carried. HMS Galatea was sunk in December 1941. Research Galatea II
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