HMS Arethusa
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HMS Arethusa
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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain. HMS Arethusa (1759) was a 32-gun fifth-rate ship captured from the French Navy in 1759 and wrecked in 1779. Its Action of 17 June 1778 is the subject of the ballad: The Saucy Arethusa.
HMS Arethusa (1781) was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1781 and broken up in 1814.
HMS Arethusa (1817) was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1817, and renamed HM
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List of ships with the same or similar names
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2022-02-07T00:22:25Z
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