H.M.S. Arethusa (1934)

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H.M.S. Arethusa (1934)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 25 Jan, 1933[2]
Launched: 6 Mar, 1934[3]
Completed: 23 May, 1935[4]
Broken up: 1950
H.M.S. Arethusa was one of four Arethusa Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Chatham with a special complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.[5] She became the flagship of the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.

On D-Day, she was part of Force D, taking part in the bombardment of shore targets.

Bombarding the beaches on D-Day

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  9. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. Uboat.net page on the ship.
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  13. Uboat.net page on the ship.
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  17. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  19. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  20. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  21. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/143. f. ?.


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