USS Galatea (1863)
Alexandre Pétion, formerly USS Galatea, bombarding Petit Goave in 1868 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Galatea |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | About late March 1863 |
| Acquired | 31 July 1863 |
| Commissioned | 29 January 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 12 July 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Homeport | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| Fate | Sold, 15 August 1865 |
| History | |
| Haiti | |
| Name | Alexandre Pétion |
| Namesake | Alexandre Pétion |
| Owner | Haitian Navy |
| Acquired | 15 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,244 tons |
| Length | 209 ft 6 in (63.86 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draught | depth of hold 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10 knots |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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USS Galatea was a large steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was used by the Union Navy as an escort gunboat in support of the Union Navy, mostly in various parts of the Caribbean, such as in Haiti, where her role was to protect American citizens. She was sold to the Haitian government in 1865 after becoming unseaworthy because of leaks.