HMS Galatea (71)
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HMS Galatea was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., with the keel being laid down on 2 June 1933. She was launched on 9 August 19
HMS Galatea as completed, circa. 1935
Orsa-class torpedo boat
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The Orsa class were a group of large torpedo boats or destroyer escorts built for the Italian Navy in the late 1930s. They were an enlarged version of the Spica-class torpedo boat, specifically tailor
HMS Galatea (71)
…with the loss of 470 crew. Some 100 survivors were picked up by the destroyers Griffin and Hotspur. Less than 48 hours later, U-557 was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Orione and sank with all hands. Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN…
Torpedo boat Pegaso