THV ''Galatea'' is a
lighthouse tender
A lighthouse tender is a ship specifically designed to maintain, support, or tend to lighthouses or lightvessels, providing supplies, fuel, mail, and transportation.
In the United States, these ships originally served as part of the Lighthou ...
operated by
Trinity House
"Three In One"
, formation =
, founding_location = Deptford, London, England
, status = Royal Charter corporation and registered charity
, purpose = Maintenance of lighthouses, buoys and beacons
, he ...
, the body responsible for the operation of
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
s and marine navigation aids around the coasts of
England
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,
Wales
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and the
Channel Islands
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.
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
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, for conversion to survey vessel. ''Galatea'' is a sister vessel to the
NLV ''Pharos''. The
Queen
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* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
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and
Prince Philip
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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
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and other lighthouses designed by Sir James Douglass.BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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(the god of the sea). She loved
. However, Acis was killed by the jealous
and, with her heart broken, Galatea turned into a stream of water.