H.M.S. Galatea (1934)
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| H.M.S. Galatea (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 Jun, 1933[2] |
| Launched: | 9 Aug, 1934[3] |
| Completed: | 14 Aug, 1935[4] |
| Torpedoed: | 14 Dec, 1941 |
| Fate: | by U 557 |
H.M.S. Galatea was one of four Arethusa Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1935.[5] She went to work in the Mediterranean, bearing Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Mediterranean Fleet J. F. Somerville.[6]
Captains
- Captain John H. Edelsten, April, 1935[7] – July, 1935[8]
- Commander William L. Jackson, 3 September, 1935[9] – 15 October, 1935
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 15 October, 1935[10] – 15 September, 1938[11]
- Captain Edward G. H. Bellars, 1 June, 1938[12][13] – 27 February, 1940[14]
- Captain Brian B. Schofield, 27 February, 1940[15] – 1 March, 1941[16]
- Captain Edward W. B. Sim, 1 March, 1941[17] – 15 December, 1941[18] (died when vessel lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 242.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 242.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ Bellars Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/130. f. 132.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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