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 (1933), an Argonaute-class submarine
Aréthuse (S635), lead vessel 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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