| Career (Kingdom of France) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Aréthuse |
| Namesake: | Arethusa (mythology) |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | 14 March 1789 |
| Launched: | 3 March 1791 |
| Captured: | by royalist rioters, 29 August 1793 |
| Fate: | Captured |
| Career (United Kingdom) | |
| Name: |
HMS Arethusa |
| Acquired: | 19 September 1793 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, August 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 790 tonnes |
| Length: | 46.2 metres |
| Beam: | 11.9 metres |
| Draught: | 5.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 40 guns |
The Aréthuse was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, built from 1789 following plans by Ozanne.
Launched on 3 March 1791, Aréthuse served in the Mediterranean under captain Pierre René Bouvet.
During the Siege of Toulon, she was surrendered to the British by Royalist rioters. She escaped to Portoferraio at the fall of the city, and was brough into Royal Navy service as HMS Arethusa.
In 1795, she was renamed HMS Undaunted.
In August 1796, under Robert Winthorp, she was wrecked at Morant Keys in the West Indies[1].