| Name: | GALILEO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/04/1864 |
| Completed: | 07/1864 |
| Builder: | Andrew Leslie & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 50 |
| Dimensions: | 1525grt, 1271nrt, 276.0 x 33.1 x 23.1ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (46 & 46 x 42ins), 150hp; (1875: C2cyl (37 & 66 x 42ins), 200nhp) |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle; (1874: J Jack, Rollo & Co, Liverpool) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 49894 |
| History: | |
| 21/07/1864 | Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co (Lamport & Holt), Liverpool |
| 1869 | TH Jackson, Liverpool; renamed JUAN |
| 1874 | James Jack & Co, Liverpool |
| 1878 | John B Palmer & Co, London |
| 1882 | William Banks, London |
| 1884 | Thomas A Hinton, London |
| 1888 | Westcott & Lawrence, London |
| 1898 | H Diederichsen, Kiel |
| 26/08/1898 | Missing |
| Comments: | 1875: Engine compounded by J Jack, Rollo & Co at Liverpool |
| 26/08/1898: Sailed from Hong Kong for Kiaochow | |
| Subsequently posted missing, presumed sunk |
Above image as GALILEO is courtesy of Photoship