HMS Galatea (1794)
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HMS Galatea was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy designed by George Parsons at Bursledon and launched in 1794. Before she was broken up in 1809 she captured numerous prizes and participat
Painting of Galatea by Thomas Whitcombe
Galatea drawn in 1794
The Needles from the cliffs inshore at The Needles Batteries
Action of 21 October 1794
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The action of 21 October 1794 was a minor naval engagement between Great Britain and France fought off the Breton coast of France during the second year of the French Revolutionary Wars. French frigat
HMS Galatea (1794)
…Haesingeland on 16 September. Galatea was among the vessels in sight when Artois captured the frigate Révolutionnaire of 40 guns and 370 men at the action of 21 October 1794. She was on her first cruise, barely a week out of LeHavre. Prize money exceeded £16,000. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Revolutionaire…
Portrait of Sir Edward Pellew by Thomas Lawrence, c.1797