HMS Galatea (F18)
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| Name: | HMS Galatea (F18) |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter |
| Laid down: | 29 December 1961 |
| Launched: | 23 May 1963 |
| Commissioned: | 25 April 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 January 1987 |
| Motto: | Nobis Mare Patria |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, 21 July 1988 |
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| Class and type: | Leander class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,450 tons |
| Length: | 372 ft (113 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 18 ft (5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin oil-fired steam turbines, 30,000 HP (22 MW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots maximum |
| Range: | 8519km (4600nm) |
| Complement: | 251 (257 after Ikara upgrade) |
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| Aircraft carried: | Wasp helicopter |
HMS Galatea (F18) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham on the Tyne. She was launched on 23 May 1963 and commissioned on 25 April 1964 and was the 8th ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. She was also nicknamed the "Black Pig".
Upon her commission, Galatea was immediately stationed in the Mediterranean. The following year, Galatea was involved in exercises in that region, and in 1966 joined the 27th Escort Group which were also based in the Mediterranean. Later that year, Galatea returned to United Kingdom waters when she joined the Home Fleet, a fleet soon to be consigned to the history books. In 1968, Galatea was present with HMS Dainty in West Germany during the Kiel Week event, which combines a yachting race and festival entertainment. In the same year she took part in Portsmouth 'Navy Days'.
In 1971, Galatea began a period of refit and modernisation, which included the installation of the Ikara and Sea Cat weapons systems. The refit was completed in 1974. The following year, Galatea was engaged in operations during the Third Cod War with Iceland, patrolling against possible aggression towards British fishing trawlers. In 1976, the Icelandic gunboat Baldur rammed Galatea.
In 1977, Galatea underwent a refit before participating in a Fleet Review, in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. Galatea, leader of the 1st Frigate Squadron, was positioned between her sister-ship HMS Phoebe and the cruiser HMS Blake.
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