French frigate Aréthuse (1812)
Aréthuse was a 46-gun 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.
The battle between Aréthuse and Amelia on the shores of Guinea, 7 February 1813, by Louis-Philippe Crepin | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Aréthuse |
| Namesake | Arethusa |
| Builder | Nantes, France |
| Laid down | 1807 |
| Launched | 15 May 1812 |
| Out of service | 1861 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1865. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pallas-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,080 tonnes |
| Length | 46.93 m (154 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 11.91 m (39 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | 1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft) of sail |
| Complement | 326 |
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