French ship Aréthuse explained

Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aréthuse in honour of the nymph Arethusa:

• Aréthuse (1757), a frigate
• , a frigate
• (1798), a corvette
• , a frigate
• , a frigate
• , a frigate
• (1885), a cruiser
• , an launched in 1916 and struck in 1927
• , an launched in 1929 and struck in 1946
• , lead vessel of the of submarines launched in 1957 and struck in 1979

Sources and references

• Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom dAréthuse, netmarine.net
• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922.