HMS Arethusa (1781)
Anson (left) and Arethusa (centre) capture Pomona in 1806 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Arethusa |
| Ordered | 1779 |
| Laid down | 1779 |
| Launched | 10 April 1781 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1781 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Curacoa 1 Jany. 1807" |
| Fate | Broken up, 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 38-gun Minerva-class fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 948 bm |
| Length | 141 ft 2 in (43.03 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 280 |
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HMS Arethusa was a 38-gun Minerva-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built at Bristol in 1781. She served in three wars and made a number of notable captures before she was broken up in 1815.