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HMS Arethusa (1759)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arethusa and French ship Aréthuse.
Aréthuse was a French frigate, launched in 1757 during the Seven Years' War. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1759 and became the fifth-rate HMS Arethusa. She remained in Royal Navy service for twenty years until she was wrecked after being badly damaged in battle.
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Name | Aréthuse |
Namesake | Arethusa (mythology) |
Builder | Le Havre |
Launched | December 1757 |
Commissioned | 1757 |
Captured | by the Royal Navy, 18 May 1759 |
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Name | HMS Arethusa |
Fate | Wrecked, 19 March 1779. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fifth-rate frigate |
Length | 132 ft (40 m) |
Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 270 |
Armament | Pierced for 36 guns, 32 mounted (1759)[1] |
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