French ship Aréthuse

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

Aréthuse (1757), a frigate
Aréthuse (1792), a frigate
Aréthuse (1798), a corvette
Aréthuse (1801), a frigate
Aréthuse (1805), a frigate
Aréthuse (1812), a frigate
Aréthuse (1885), a cruiser
Aréthuse (1916), a Clorinde class submarine
Aréthuse (1916), an Argonaute class submarine
S635 Aréthuse, lead ship of the Aréthuse class of submarines

Sources and references

Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom d'Aréthuse, netmarine.net
Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire de la flotte française de 1671 à nos jours

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