HMS Arethusa (1817)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Arethusa |
| Namesake | Arethusa |
| Ordered | 22 November 1812 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | February 1815 |
| Launched | 27 July 1817 |
| Completed | 29 September 1817 |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Renamed | As Bacchus, 12 March 1844 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 14 August 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Leda-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1084 60/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 40 ft 1 in (12.2 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 7 in (4.4 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 315 |
| Armament |
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HMS Arethusa was a 46-gun Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. The ship was never commissioned and was converted into a lazarette (quarantine ship) in 1836. She was renamed HMS Bacchus in 1844 and was further converted into a coal hulk in 1851–52. The ship was sold for scrap in 1883.