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Hms Galatea (1934)The seventh HMS ''Galatea of the Royal Navy was an Arethusa''-class light cruiser, launched on August 9, 1934 at Scotts shipyard in Greenock, Scotland. She was sunk by a German submarine, U-557 on December 15, 1941 near Alexandria in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of 470 lives. See HMS Galatea for other ships of this name. General characteristics - Displacement: 5220 tons
- Length: 480 ft
- Beam: 51 ft
- Draft: 14 ft mean
- Complement: 500
- Armament: three dual 6 inch, four dual 4 inch guns, two quad 0.5 anti-aircraft machine guns, two 21 inch torpedo tubes, seaplane
- Armour: 2.25 inch belt, 1 to 3 inches around magazines, 1 inch deck and turrets
- Propulsion: Oil fired steam turbine, 64 000 HP (48 MW)
- Speed: 32.25 knots maximum
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