HMS Galatea (1859)
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HMS Galatea was an Ariadne class 26-gun sixth rate wooden screw frigate
launched in 1859 and broken up 1883. In 1866 she went on a world cruise, under the command of Prince Alfred
, Duke of Edinburgh
.
While in Sydney
, Galatea was placed in the Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island in 1870.
Screw frigate
Steam frigates and the smaller steam corvettes were steam-powered warships.The first vessel that can be considered a steam frigate was the Demologos which was launched in 1815 for the United States Navy....
launched in 1859 and broken up 1883. In 1866 she went on a world cruise, under the command of Prince Alfred
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...
, Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family only four times times since its creation in 1726...
.
While in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Galatea was placed in the Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island in 1870.