H.M.S. Arethusa (1882)
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H.M.S. Arethusa (1882) | |
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Builder: | Napier, Glasgow[1] |
Laid down: | 14 Jun, 1880[2] |
Launched: | 23 Dec, 1882[3] |
Commissioned: | 1886[4] |
Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Arethusa was one of four second class protected cruisers of the Leander class completed between 1885 and 1887.
There was also a light cruiser that fought in the Great War named Arethusa.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant (N) Edward L. Lang, appointed 8 January, 1890 and senior aboard in April, 1891.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1891), p. 199.
Bibliography
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