![]() Arethusa in 1914
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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) |
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Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m) (mean, deep load) |
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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 |
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Armour |
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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.