Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Chapter · 1:43-4:17

The Galatea name before the 1935 cruiser

The episode follows the Galatea name through several earlier Royal Navy ships, including the 1914 light cruiser that fought at Jutland, before turning to the 1935 cruiser.

1st Light Cruiser Squadron2nd Destroyer FlotillaArethusa Class Light Cruisers (1913)Battle Of JutlandHarwich ForceHMS GalateaLight CruisersOrlando Class Armoured CruisersRoyal NavySMS ElbingWorld War IZeppelin L 7
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Notes

Several earlier Royal Navy vessels carried the name Galatea, including sailing warships, a wooden screw frigate commanded by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, an Orlando-class first-class cruiser, and the 1914 Arethusa-class light cruiser. William Beardmore built the 1914 Galatea, which entered service as leader of the Harwich Force's 2nd Destroyer Flotilla. She helped shoot down Zeppelin L7, then served as flagship of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron at Jutland under Commodore Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair. Galatea made the first report of German ships and was the first ship hit in the battle. The shell from SMS Elbing did not explode. Mount Galatea in Alberta was apparently named after this ship. The 1935 cruiser therefore inherited a name already tied to scouting, destroyer leadership, and fleet action.