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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> | 1759 A French ship, the Arethuse was captured and added to the British Fleet<ref>The Times Mar. 6, 1934</ref> | ||
1849 HMS Arethusa was launched from the Pembroke Dockyard, a 50-gun fourth-rate frigate<ref>The Times Jan. 11, 1934</ref> | |||
Said to have been the last British man-of-war to have gone into action. | Said to have been the last British man-of-war to have gone into action. | ||
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In the Crimean War, she took part in the bombardment of Odessa and Sebastopol | In the Crimean War, she took part in the bombardment of Odessa and Sebastopol | ||
1861 she was converted to a steam screw frigate. | |||
1874 Laid up at Greenhithe she became a training ship, the [[Arethusa]] | |||
Another ship of this name was used for testing ranging equipment | Another ship of this name was used for testing ranging equipment | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Arethusa_(1849)] Wikipedia | |||
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Revision as of 14:41, 10 March 2023
1759 A French ship, the Arethuse was captured and added to the British Fleet[1]
1849 HMS Arethusa was launched from the Pembroke Dockyard, a 50-gun fourth-rate 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
1861 she was converted to a steam screw frigate.
1874 Laid up at Greenhithe she became 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
1960s One of the new Leander class frigates was named HMS Arethusa
1990 HMS Arethusa was paid off[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia