French frigate Aréthuse (1808)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Aréthuse.

The Aréthuse was a 40-gun Pallas-class frigate of the French Navy.

History
France
Name	Aréthuse
Namesake	Arethusa
Launched	23 May 1808
Renamed	Elbe, before 1808 Calypso, 1814 Elbe, 1815 Calypso, 1815
Stricken	1825
Fate	Broken up 1841
General characteristics
Type	Pallas-class frigate
Armament	40 guns

Initially named Aréthuse, she was renamed Elbe while still under construction. She was launched on 23 May 1808 and commissioned under captain Charles Berrenger.

At the Bourbon Restoration, the ship was renamed to Calypso, reverted to Elbe during the Hundred Days, and renamed Calypso again after the final demise of Napoléon.

She was struck in 1825 and dismantled in 1841.^[1]