HMS Arethusa (1913)
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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, 11 February 1916 and wrecked |
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| 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 kn (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) |
| Complement: | 270 |
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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.
The Arethusa-class cruisers were intended to lead destroyer flotillas and defend the fleet against attacks by enemy destroyers. The ships were 456 feet 6 inches (139.1 m) long overall, with a beam of 49 feet 10 inches (15.2 m) and a deep draught of 15 feet 3 inches (4.6 m). Displacement was 5,185 long tons (5,268 t) at normal and 5,795 long tons (5,888 t) at full load. Arethusa was powered by four Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, which produced a total of 40,000 indicated horsepower (30,000 kW). The turbines used steam generated by eight Yarrow boilers which gave her a speed of about 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph). She carried 840 long tons (853 t) tons of fuel oil that gave a range of 3,200 nautical miles (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).
The main armament of the Arethusa-class ships consisted of two BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns that were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the superstructure and six QF 4-inch Mk V guns in waist mountings. They were also fitted with a single QF 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) anti-aircraft gun and four 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes in two twin mounts.
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