HMS Arethusa (1781)

Anson (left) and Arethusa (centre) capture Pomona in 1806
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Arethusa
Ordered	1779
Laid down	1779
Launched	10 April 1781
Commissioned	1 June 1781
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Curacoa 1 Jany. 1807"[1]
Fate	Broken up, 1815
General characteristics
Class and type	38-gun Minerva-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	948 bm
Length	141 ft 2 in (43.03 m)
Beam	39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	280
Armament	UD: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 6 × 18-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns 4 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Arethusa was a 38-gun Minerva-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built at Bristol in 1781. She served in three wars and made a number of notable captures before she was broken up in 1815.