Maritime History
Aréthuse was a frigate of the French Navy. She served during the Napoleonic Wars, taking part in a major single-ship action. Much later the vessel took part in the conquest of Algeria, and ended her days as a coal depot in Brest, France.
Archipelago Sea.
Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
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