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1759 A French ship, the Arethuse was captured and added to the British Fleet<ref>The Times Mar. 6, 1934</ref> | |||
c.1840 HMS Arethusa was built, a 50-gun frigate<ref>The Times Jan. 11, 1934</ref> | c.1840 HMS Arethusa was built, a 50-gun frigate<ref>The Times Jan. 11, 1934</ref> | ||
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c.1875 Laid up at Greenhithe as a training ship, the [[Arethusa]] | c.1875 Laid up at Greenhithe as a training ship, the [[Arethusa]] | ||
1933 Keel laid for | Another ship of this name was used for testing ranging equipment | ||
1914 A new ship of this name was built at Chatham | |||
1916 Sunk by a mine | |||
1933 Keel laid for a new cruiser<ref>The Times Jan. 26, 1933</ref>, the ninth to bear this name. | |||
1933 The old [[Arethusa]] was sent to the ship breakers | 1933 The old [[Arethusa]] was sent to the ship breakers | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 10 March 2023
1759 A French ship, the Arethuse was captured and added to the British Fleet[1]
c.1840 HMS Arethusa was built, a 50-gun frigate[2]
Said to have been the last British man-of-war to have gone into action.
In the Crimean War, she took part in the bombardment of Odessa and Sebastopol
c.1875 Laid up at Greenhithe as a training ship, the Arethusa
Another ship of this name was used for testing ranging equipment
1914 A new ship of this name was built at Chatham
1916 Sunk by a mine
1933 Keel laid for a new cruiser[3], the ninth to bear this name.
1933 The old Arethusa was sent to the ship breakers
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