The Aréthuse was a 40-gun Pallas-class frigate of the French Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Aréthuse |
| Namesake | Arethusa |
| Launched | 23 May 1808 |
| Renamed |
|
| Stricken | 1825 |
| Fate | Broken up 1841 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Pallas-class frigate |
| Armament | 40 guns |
Started as Aréthuse, she was renamed to Elbe while still under construction. She was launched on 23 May 1808 and commissioned under captain Charles Berrenger.
At the Bourbon Restoration, she was renamed to Calypso, back to Elbe during the Hundred Days, and to Calypso after the final demise of Napoléon.
She was struck in 1825 and broken up in 1841.[1]
Citations
edit- ^ Winfield & Roberts p.149
References
edit- Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom d'Aréthuse, netmarine.net
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "ARETHUSE - Frégate de 40 canons (1805 - 1807)". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2.