HMS Arethusa (1817)

HMS Arethusa was a 46-gun Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. The ship was never commissioned and was converted into a lazarette (quarantine ship) in 1836. She was renamed HMS Bacchus in 1844 and was further converted into a coal hulk in 1851–52. The ship was sold for scrap in 1883.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arethusa.

Arethusa
History
United Kingdom
NameArethusa
NamesakeArethusa
Ordered22 November 1812
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downFebruary 1815
Launched27 July 1817
Completed29 September 1817
CommissionedNever
RenamedAs Bacchus, 12 March 1844
Reclassified
  • As a quarantine ship, 1836
  • As coal hulk, 1851
FateSold for scrap, 14 August 1883
General characteristics
Class and typeLeda-class frigate
Tons burthen1084 60/94 bm
Length
  • 150 ft 11 in (46.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 126 ft 11 in (38.7 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft 1 in (12.2 m)
Draught14 ft 7 in (4.4 m)
Depth12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement315
Armament
  • 46 guns:
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pdr cannon
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 32-pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pdr cannon and 2 × 32-pdr carronades
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