HMS Arethusa
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Numerous Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Arethusa, after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain.
- The first Arethusa, 32 was a frigate captured from the French Navy in 1759.
- The second Arethusa, 38 was another frigate built in 1781.
- The third Arethusa, 46 was frigate built in 1817, and renamed Bacchus in 1844 when she was converted into a hulk.
- The fourth Arethusa, 50 was a sail-powered frigate built in 1849 and later fitted with a steam engine. She later became a training ship and survived into the twentieth century.
- The fifth Arethusa, launched 1882, was a Leander-class protected cruiser which was scrapped in 1905.
- The sixth Arethusa, launched 1913, was the lead ship of her class of cruisers and sunk by a mine during the First World War.
- The seventh Arethusa, launched 1934, was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers, and was seriously damaged by a torpedo during the Second World War.
- The last Arethusa was a Leander-class frigate.