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'''HMS ''Arethusa''''' was a 46-gun {{sclass-|Leda|frigate|0}} [[fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1810s. |
'''HMS ''Arethusa''''' was a 46-gun {{sclass-|Leda|frigate|0}} [[fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1810s. The ship was never [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] and was converted into a lazarette ([[quarantine]] ship) in 1836. She was renamed HMS ''Bacchus'' in 1844 and was further converted into a coal [[hulk (ship)|hulk]] in 1851–52. The ship was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] in 1883. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Arethusa'' had a length at the [[gundeck]] of {{convert|150|ft|11|in|m|1}} and {{convert|126|ft|11|in|m|1}} at the [[keel]]. She had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|40|ft|1|in|m|1}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|14|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|1}}. The ship's [[tonnage]] was 1084 <small>{{fraction|60|94}}</small> tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|burthen]].<ref name=RW>Winfield, p. 687</ref> The ''Leda''-class frigates were armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her [[gundeck]], fourteen 32-pounder [[carronade]]s on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in [[forecastle]]. The ship had a crew of 315 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].<ref name=WL>Winfield & Lyon, p. 107</ref> |
''Arethusa'' had a length at the [[gundeck]] of {{convert|150|ft|11|in|m|1}} and {{convert|126|ft|11|in|m|1}} at the [[keel]]. She had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|40|ft|1|in|m|1}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|14|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|1}}. The ship's [[tonnage]] was 1084 <small>{{fraction|60|94}}</small> tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|burthen]].<ref name=RW>Winfield 2008, p. 687</ref> The ''Leda''-class frigates were armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her [[gundeck]], fourteen 32-pounder [[carronade]]s on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in [[forecastle]]. The ship had a crew of 315 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].<ref name=WL>Winfield & Lyon, p. 107</ref> |
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==Construction and career== |
==Construction and career== |
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''Arethusa'', the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,<ref>Colledge, p. 19</ref> was ordered on 22 November 1812, [[laid down]] in February 1815 at [[Pembroke Dockyard]], [[Wales]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 29 July 1817.<ref name=WL/> She sailed for [[Plymouth Dockyard]] on 21 August 1817 and was completed for [[reserve fleet|ordinary]] on 27 September. The ship was converted for service as a lazarette |
''Arethusa'', the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,<ref>Colledge, p. 19</ref> was ordered on 22 November 1812, [[laid down]] in February 1815 at [[Pembroke Dockyard]], [[Wales]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 29 July 1817.<ref name=WL/> She sailed for [[Plymouth Dockyard]] on 21 August 1817 and was completed for [[reserve fleet|ordinary]] on 27 September at the cost of [[pound sterling|£]]25,923.<ref name=w7>Winfield 2014, p. 577</ref> The ship was never on active duty and was converted for service as a lazarette for [[Liverpool]] in April–June 1836. ''Arethusa'' was renamed HMS ''Bacchus'' on 12 March 1844<ref name=RW/> to release her name for the [[HMS Arethusa (1849)|large frigate being built]]<ref>Phillips, p. 57</ref> and converted into a coal hulk in 1851–52. The ship was sold to Castle & Sons for £1,450 on 14 August 1883 to be broken up.<ref name=w7/> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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*{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander|title=Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History|date=2014|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|isbn=978-0-7509-5214-9}} |
*{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander|title=Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History|date=2014|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|isbn=978-0-7509-5214-9}} |
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*{{cite book|last1=Winfield|first1=Rif|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|date=2008|publisher=Seaforth|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=1-84415-700-8|format=epub}} |
*{{cite book|last1=Winfield|first1=Rif|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|date=2008|publisher=Seaforth|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=1-84415-700-8|format=epub}} |
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*{{cite book|last1=Winfield|first1=Rif|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863|date=2014|publisher=Seaforth|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-47383-743-0|format=epub}} |
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Name | Arethusa |
Namesake | Arethusa |
Ordered | 22 November 1812 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | February 1815 |
Launched | 27 July 1817 |
Completed | 29 September 1817 |
Commissioned | Never |
Renamed | As Bacchus, 12 March 1844 |
Reclassified |
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Fate | Sold for scrap, 14 August 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
Tons burthen | 1084 60/94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 40 ft 1 in (12.2 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 7 in (4.4 m) |
Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 315 |
Armament |
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HMS Arethusa was a 46-gun Template:Sclass- fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. The ship was never commissioned and was converted into a lazarette (quarantine ship) in 1836. She was renamed HMS Bacchus in 1844 and was further converted into a coal hulk in 1851–52. The ship was sold for scrap in 1883.
Description
Arethusa had a length at the gundeck of 150 feet 11 inches (46.0 m) and 126 feet 11 inches (38.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 40 feet 1 inch (12.2 m), a draught of 14 feet 7 inches (4.4 m) and a depth of hold of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 1084 60⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Leda-class frigates were armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, fourteen 32-pounder carronades on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in forecastle. The ship had a crew of 315 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career
Arethusa, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 22 November 1812, laid down in February 1815 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 29 July 1817.[2] She sailed for Plymouth Dockyard on 21 August 1817 and was completed for ordinary on 27 September at the cost of £25,923.[4] The ship was never on active duty and was converted for service as a lazarette for Liverpool in April–June 1836. Arethusa was renamed HMS Bacchus on 12 March 1844[1] to release her name for the large frigate being built[5] and converted into a coal hulk in 1851–52. The ship was sold to Castle & Sons for £1,450 on 14 August 1883 to be broken up.[4]
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References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
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