HMS Arethusa (1913)
Arethusa in 1914 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Arethusa |
| Namesake | Arethusa |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 28 October 1912 |
| Launched | 25 October 1913 |
| Commissioned | August 1914 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 3C |
| Fate | Damaged by mine, laid by SM UC-7, on 11 February 1916 and wrecked |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Arethusa-class light cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,512 long tons (3,568 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m) (mean, deep load) |
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| Propulsion | 4 × shafts; 4 × steam turbines |
| Speed | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
| Range | 3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity | 840 long tons (853 t) fuel oil |
| Complement | 270 |
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HMS Arethusa was the name ship of her class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She saw a considerable amount of action during the early years of the First World War, participating in the Battle of Heligoland Bight and the Battle of Dogger Bank.