page_title: USS Galatea (1863)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Galatea (1863)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Haitian corvette Alexandre Petion bombarding Petit Goave, September 20, 1868. Alexandre Petion was originally the United States Navy gunboat USS Galatea, built in New York City in 1863-64.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Alexandre Pétion, formerly USS Galatea, bombarding Petit Goave in 1868
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