French frigate Galathée (1779)

Galathée (or Galatée) [1][2] was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Galathée, drawn in 1781 by François Aimé Louis Dumoulin
History
France
Name: Galathée
Namesake: Galatea
Builder: Rochefort [1]
Laid down: January 1778 [1]
Launched: 28 June 1779 [1]
Fate: ran aground 1795 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Galathée class frigate
Tons burthen: 600 tonnes
Length: 44.5 m (146 ft)
Beam: 12.2 m (40 ft)
Depth of hold: 5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 32 guns, later upgraded to 44

Career

In February 1780, Galathée escorted convoys in the Bay of Biscay, along with Hermione.[2]

Galathée took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, taking part in the capture of Sint Eustatius and to the Battle of the Saintes. [1] [3]

In the summer of 1791, under Major de vaisseau Joseph de Cambis, she ferried civilian commissaries to Santo Domingo.[4] During the French Revolution, she took part in the Combat du 13 prairial, where she took Terrible in tow, under fire, preventing her capture by the British. [1]

On 14 July 1794 she and Seine captured the 16-gun sloop-of-war HMS Hound in the Atlantic.[5] [1]

In the night of 23 to 24 April 1795, Galathée ran aground off Penmarch, becoming a total loss. [1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Roche (2005), p. 219.
    2. Monaque (2000), p. 35.
    3. Troude (1867), p. 141.
    4. Fonds Marine, vol.1, p.29
    5. Grocott (1997), p.8.

    References

    • Archives de France. Fonds marine campagnes : opérations, divisions et stations navales, missions diverses : inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB⁴. Centre historique des Archives nationales. ISBN 978-2860002653.
    • Monaque, Rémi (2000). Les aventures de Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville, compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l'Hermione (in French). Paris: SPM.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6.
    • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé.

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