Maritime History

HMS Arethusa (1759)

Aréthuse was a French frigate, launched in 1757 during the Seven Years' War. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1759 and became the fifth-rate HMS Arethusa. She remained in Royal Navy service for twenty years until she was wrecked after being badly damaged in battle.

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See also

• ▸HMCS Regina (K234)
• ▸Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Trenton, New Jersey)
• ▸List of maritime disasters in World War I

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