HMS Arethusa, Light Cruiser, 1914

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Arethusa:   flotilla leader of the Harwich Force 1914
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Description

Arethusa:
Light Cruiser
Built: HM Dockyard Chatham, Kent, UK;
Laid: 1912; Launched: 1913; Commissioned: 1914; Wrecked after mine damage 1916;
3,568 Tons; Length: 436′ (132.9 m); Beam: 39′ (11.9 m); Draught: 15′ 7″ (4.75 m);
Power: 40,000 shp (30,000 kW); 4 x shafts; 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);
Complement: 270;
Armament: 2 x 6″ (152 mm); 6 x 4″ (102 mm); 1 x 3 lb (1.4 kg) AA; 4 x 21″ (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

The Arethusa-class was the name class of eight oil-fired light cruisers of the Royal Navy all ordered in September 1912, primarily for service in the North Sea. They had three funnels with the middle one somewhat larger in diameter than the others. HMS Arethusa herself was laid down at HM Dockyard Chatham in October 1912, launched on 25 October 1913, and commissioned in August 1914. She became flotilla leader for the Harwich Force between four and eight light cruisers, several flotilla leaders and usually between 30 and 40 destroyers, with numbers fluctuating throughout the war, and organised into flotillas. On 28 August 1914 she fought at the Battle of Heligoland Bight. She was seriously damaged by the German cruisers SMS Frauenlob and SMS Stettin and was towed home. In December she took part in the Cuxhaven Raid and on 24 January 1915 she fought at the Battle of Dogger Bank. She was transferred to the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Harwich Force and in September she captured four German trawlers. On 11 February 1916 she struck a mine off Felixstowe, drifted onto a shoal while under tow, and broke her back. The other Arethusa Class cruisers were Aurora 1914 (transferred to Royal Canadian Navy 1920), Galatea 1914 (broken up 1921), Inconstant 1914 (broken up 1922), Penelope 1915 (broken up 1924), Phaeton 1915 (broken up 1923), Royalist 1915 (broken up 1922) and Undaunted 1914 (broken up 1923). Galatea, Inconstant, Phaeton and Royalist fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916.

Additional information

Weight 0.023 kg
Dimensions 44.5 × 33.8 cm