THV Galatea
title: "THV Galatea" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2006-ships", "lighthouse-tenders-of-the-united-kingdom", "ships-built-in-gdańsk"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THV_Galatea" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| image | THV-Galatea-1.jpg |
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| country | United Kingdom |
| flag | [[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg |
| name | Galatea |
| owner | Trinity House |
| operator | Trinity House |
| registry | London |
| ordered | 11 March 2004 |
| builder | Remontowa, Gdańsk, Poland |
| laid_down | 11 October 2005 |
| launched | 26 July 2006 by Mrs Jane de Halpert, wife of Trinity House's Executive Chairman |
| christened | 17 October 2007, London |
| homeport | Harwich |
| identification | * |
| status | Active |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| class | Lloyd's + 100A1, +LMC, +UMS, CAS, DP(AA) |
| type | Multi-Function Tender |
| tonnage | *3,569 GT |
| length | o/a: 84.20m BP: 75.00m |
| beam | 16.5 m |
| height | Air Draught 30 m |
| draught | 4.25 m |
| depth | to Main Deck: 7.20 m |
| power | *3 × Wärtsilä 8L20 (1,368 ekW) |
| propulsion | Diesel-electric: Rolls-Royce Azimuth Propellers; Two Bow Thrusters |
| speed | 12.5 knots |
| endurance | 35 days |
| capacity | 30 cabins |
| complement | 8 Officers & 11 PO/Crew |
| aircraft_facilities | forward helicopter flight deck |
| notes | |
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'*THV *Galatea''''' is a lighthouse tender operated by Trinity House, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of England, Wales and the Channel Islands.
History
THV Galatea was launched in July 2006, replacing the THV Mermaid, in service with Trinity House since 1987. Mermaid was sold to the Gardline group of Great Yarmouth, for conversion to survey vessel. Galatea is a sister vessel to the NLV Pharos. The Queen and Prince Philip visited the Pool of London on 17 October 2007 for the naming of Galatea, moored alongside .
This is the second Trinity House vessel named Galatea. The first, a paddle yacht built in 1868, served Trinity House until 1895. She was named in honour of which had recently completed a round-the-world voyage under the command of Queen Victoria's second son, Captain the Duke of Edinburgh, who was Master of Trinity House at the time. Galatea attended the commissioning of Eddystone, Wolf and other lighthouses designed by Sir James Douglass.{{cite web| url=http://www.boatingcornwall.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1798853.mostviewed.sea_nymph_galatea_replaces_mermaid_as_trinity_house_tender.php| title=Sea nymph' Galatea replaces Mermaid as Trinity House tender| publisher=Boating Cornwall| access-date=2008-08-02}} Galatea featured in the 2008 BBC Documentary Comedy, Three Men in a Boat, where Dara Ó Briain, Rory McGrath and Griff Rhys Jones used the vessel to get to the Scilly isles.
In Greek mythology, Galatea was a sea nymph who attended Poseidon (the god of the sea). She loved Acis, the shepherd son of Pan. However, Acis was killed by the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus and, with her heart broken, Galatea turned into a stream of water.
Service
THV Galatea provides aids to navigation for the safe passage of mariners, including maintenance work, buoy deployment, wreck location marking and towing. She is also able to carry out additional tasks such as hydrographic surveying and wreck finding and contract commercial work. She is equipped for:
- hydrographic surveys including bathymetry, side scan, sonar and wreck investigations
- aids to navigation deployment, maintenance, repair and examination
- research platforms for deployment and recovery of scientific equipment
- sampling projects
- marine hazard search and marking
- lifting, towing and accurate positioning of marine equipment
- recovery and re-establishment of off-station aids to navigation
- sea trials of electronic and speciality equipment
- helicopter support
- safety boat assignments
- guard duties for cable and pipe laying projects
References
References
- "Multi-Function Tenders for Trinity House". Remontowa SA.
- "NLV ''Galatea''". Trinity House.
- (15 November 2007). "Galatea Goes On Show". Maritime Journal.
- (3 September 2007). "Trinity House tender ''Galatea''". Harwich Haven Ships and Yachts.
- "The General Lighthouse Fund 2005 - 2006". The Stationery Office.
- (23 July 2007). "Press Release: THV ''Galatea'' arrives in home port of Harwich". Trinity House.
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