HMS Arethusa
From Graces Guide
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
1960s One of the new Leander class frigates was named HMS Arethusa
1990 HMS Arethusa was paid off[4]
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