Arethusa-class cruiser (1913)

	Arethusa at speed
Class overview
Name	Arethusa class
Operators	Royal Navy; Royal Canadian Navy;
Preceded by	Active class
Succeeded by	C class
Built	1912–1915
In commission	1914–1924
Completed	8
Lost	1
Scrapped	7
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	3,512 long tons (3,568 t)
Length	410 ft (125.0 m) p/p; 436 ft (132.9 m) o/a;
Beam	39 ft (11.9 m)
Draught	15 ft 7 in (4.75 m) (mean, deep load)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW); 8 × Yarrow boilers;
Propulsion	4 × shafts; 4 × steam turbines
Speed	28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement	270
Armament	2 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns; 6 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns; 1 × single QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) anti-aircraft gun; 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 1–3 in (25–76 mm); Deck: 1 in (25 mm);

The Arethusa-class cruisers were a class of eight oil-fired light cruisers of the Royal Navy all ordered in September 1912, primarily for service in the North Sea. They had three funnels with the middle one somewhat larger in diameter than the others. All served in the First World War. They were found to be very cramped internally.

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