GALATHEA (1833-1861)
(In English: n/a)

Korvetten GALATHEA

The corvette GALATHEA
(Photo: Royal Danish Naval Museum)

Classification
Type:	Corvette
Class:	n/a
Other Ships in Class:	n/a

Specifications
Built by:	Naval Dockyard, Gammelholm, Copenhagen
Design:	n/a
Laid down:	n/a
Launched:	October 6, 1831
Commissioned:	1833
Decommissioned:	July 4, 1861
Pennant Number:	n/a
Int'l Call Sign:	n/a
Displacement:	n/a
Dimensions:	Length:	Beam:	Draught:
-	42.2 m	10.2 m	4.5 m
Complement:	n/a
Propulsion:	None
Range:	n/a
Armament:	26 ea 18-pound Guns 6 ea 4-pound Guns
Speed:	n/a

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History
Date:	Military Service:
April 29, 1833 - September 28, 1833	On an expedition to the Mediterranean area
May 3, 1837 - September 7, 1837	Training exercises with the corvette DIANA
May 4, 1839 - September 4, 1839	On an expedition to the Mediterranean area
June 24, 1845 - August 31, 1847	Circum navigating the world. Main purpose was to handover the former Danish possessions of Tranquebar and Serampore to the British East Indian Company, secondly to conduct scientific surveys around the globe
April 2, 1848 - November 9, 1848	Equipped for War duties
March 8, 1849 - September 12, 1849	Equipped for War duties
March 26, 1852 - December 11, 1852	Guard Ship in the Sound
April 20, 1854 - August 4, 1854	Equipped for War duties
1862	Sold to the Merchants Mohr & Kjær

Commanders
Date:	Commanding Officer:
April 29, 1833 - September 28, 1833	Commander J. V. C. Krieger
May 3, 1837 - September 7, 1837	Commander s.g. M. Lütken
May 4, 1839 - September 4, 1839	Commander J. Seidelin
June 24, 1845 - August 31, 1847	Commander St. A. Bille
1848-1849	Commander C. L. Prøsilius
March 26, 1852 - December 11, 1852	Lieutenant Commander P. C. Holm
April 20, 1854 - August 4, 1854	Commander C. N. Wulff

Notes

None

More Photos

GALATHEA saluterer på Københavns Red

The Corvette GALATHEA on Copenhagen Roads.
(Drawing by Johan Christian Thornam)

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Sources:
&	Oplysninger vedrørende den danske flaades skibe i sidste aarhundrede, by etatsråd H. Degenkolv, Copenhagen, 1906.
44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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This page was first published: December 23, 2002

GALATHEA (1833-1861) (In English: n/a)

GALATHEA (1833-1861)
(In English: n/a)