HMS Arethusa (1913)

Arethusa in 1914
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arethusa
Namesake	Arethusa
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	28 October 1912
Launched	25 October 1913
Commissioned	August 1914
Fate	Damaged by mine, laid by SM UC-7, on 11 February 1916 and wrecked
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Arethusa-class light cruiser
Displacement	3,512 long tons (3,568 t)
Length	410 ft (125.0 m) p/p 436 ft (132.9 m) o/a
Beam	39 ft (11.9 m)
Draught	15 ft 7 in (4.75 m) (mean, deep load)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW) 8 × Yarrow boilers
Propulsion	4 × shafts; 4 × steam turbines
Speed	28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range	3,200 nmi (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	840 long tons (853 t) fuel oil
Complement	270
Armament	2 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns 6 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns 1 × single QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) anti-aircraft gun 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 1–3 in (25–76 mm) Deck: 1 in (25 mm)

HMS Arethusa was the name ship of her class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She saw a considerable amount of action during the early years of the First World War, participating in the Battle of Heligoland Bight and the Battle of Dogger Bank.