The HMS Galatea was a British 20-gun sixth-rate [frigate]]. It fought during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

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History

In 1776, the ship was sent to America

America

America usually refers to either:* The Americas, a landmass comprising North America and South America* The United States, a country in North AmericaAmerica may also refer to:- Other locations :* América, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina...

 and was captained by Thomas Jordan

Thomas Jordan (Navy)

- Biography :Jordan was captan of the HMS Galatea, a 44-gun frigate. Jordan fought at the Frederica naval action of 1778, in overall command of British naval forces. His ship was the only not to be captured by the American marines in the battle....

 with a crew of 200. It defeated and captured 30 American ships. An American naval squadron led by Samuel Elbert

Samuel Elbert

Samuel Elbert was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Savannah, Georgia.Elbert fought in the Revolutionary War, commanding the victorious American colonial forces in a naval battle near St. Simons Island, Georgia on April 19, 1778...

 attacked the ship neat St. Simons Island in what became known as the Frederica naval action

Frederica naval action

The Frederica naval action was a naval battle during the American Revolutionary War in which three galleys of the Georgia State Navy defeated a British raiding party off the coast of Georgia. The action occurred on April 19, 1778.-Background:...

. While her other three escort ships were captured, Galatea was run aground. Its crew managed to escape without being captured.