French frigate Aréthuse (1801)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Aréthuse.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameAréthuse
NamesakeArethusa
Launched1790
Acquired14 July 1801
Decommissioned27 October 1802
FateReturned
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Armament40 guns

Aréthuse was an Italian-built 40-gun frigate of the French Navy.

Aréthuse was built in 1790, and offered to France by Ferdinand I on 14 July 1801.

She was decommissioned on 27 October 1802 and returned to Ferdinand I, along with Sibille and Cérès.

Sources and references

  • Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom d'Aréthuse, netmarine.net
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "ARETHUSE - Frégate (1801 - 1802)". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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