HMS Arethusa (F38)

	Arethusa after the Ikara missile system was fitted in her 1973 refit
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arethusa
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	7 September 1962
Launched	5 November 1963
Commissioned	24 November 1965
Decommissioned	4 April 1989
Fate	Sunk as target, 1991
General characteristics
Class & type	Leander-class frigate
Displacement	2,450 tons standard; 3,200 tons full load;
Length	372 ft (113 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Draught	19 ft (6 m)
Propulsion	Two Babcock & Wilcox boilers delivering steam to two sets of White/English Electric geared turbines of 30,000 shp (22,000 kW) on two shafts
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	4,600 nautical miles (8,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	18 officers and 248 sailors
Sensors &; processing systems	1 × Type 994 air/surface search radar; 1 × Type 1006 navigation radar; 2 × Type 903/904 fire-control radars; 1 × Type 184P active search and attack sonar; 1x Type 199 Variable Depth Sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	ADAWS (Action Data Automated weapons System) Picture compilation and combat management system, ESM system with UAA-8/9 warning and Type 668/669 jamming elements.
Armament	2 × 4.5-inch (110 mm) L45 DP guns in one Mk 6 twin mounting; later replaced by one Ikara ASW missile launcher in circular well forward; 2 × quadruple Sea Cat anti-air missile launchers; 2 × 40-millimetre (1.6 in) Bofors guns; 2 × Mk 32 triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) mountings for Mk46 or Stingray torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 × Wasp, later Lynx helicopter

HMS Arethusa was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like most of the Leanders, named after a figure of mythology (the exceptions being Cleopatra and Sirius). Arethusa was built by J.S. White & Company Shipbuilders of Cowes, launched on 5 November 1963 and commissioned on 24 November 1965.

History
Arethusa after the Ikara missile system was fitted in her 1973 refit
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arethusa
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	7 September 1962
Launched	5 November 1963
Commissioned	24 November 1965
Decommissioned	4 April 1989
Fate	Sunk as target, 1991
General characteristics
Class & type	Leander-class frigate
Displacement	2,450 tons standard 3,200 tons full load
Length	372 ft (113 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Draught	19 ft (6 m)
Propulsion	Two Babcock & Wilcox boilers delivering steam to two sets of White/English Electric geared turbines of 30,000 shp (22,000 kW) on two shafts
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	4,600 nautical miles (8,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	18 officers and 248 sailors
Sensors & processing systems	1 × Type 994 air/surface search radar 1 × Type 1006 navigation radar 2 × Type 903/904 fire-control radars 1 × Type 184P active search and attack sonar 1x Type 199 Variable Depth Sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	ADAWS (Action Data Automated weapons System) Picture compilation and combat management system, ESM system with UAA-8/9 warning and Type 668/669 jamming elements.
Armament	2 × 4.5-inch (110 mm) L45 DP guns in one Mk 6 twin mounting; later replaced by one Ikara ASW missile launcher in circular well forward 2 × quadruple Sea Cat anti-air missile launchers 2 × 40-millimetre (1.6 in) Bofors guns 2 × Mk 32 triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) mountings for Mk46 or Stingray torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × Wasp, later Lynx helicopter