HMS Arethusa (F38)

	Arethusa after the Ikara missile system was fitted in her 1973 refit
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arethusa
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	7 September 1962
Launched	5 November 1963
Commissioned	24 November 1965
Decommissioned	4 April 1989
Fate	Sunk as target, 1991
General characteristics
Class and type	Leander-class frigate
Displacement	2,450 tons standard; 3,200 tons full load;
Length	372 ft (113 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Draught	19 ft (6 m)
Propulsion	Two Babcock & Wilcox boilers delivering steam to two sets of White/English Electric geared turbines of 30,000 shp (22,000 kW) on two shafts
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	4,600 nautical miles (8,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	18 officers and 248 sailors
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Type 994 air/surface search radar; 1 × Type 1006 navigation radar; 2 × Type 903/904 fire-control radars; 1 × Type 184P active search and attack sonar; 1x Type 199 Variable Depth Sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ADAWS (Action Data Automated weapons System) Picture compilation and combat management system, ESM system with UAA-8/9 warning and Type 668/669 jamming elements.
Armament	2 × 4.5-inch (110 mm) L45 DP guns in one Mk 6 twin mounting; later replaced by one Ikara ASW missile launcher in circular well forward; 2 × quadruple Sea Cat anti-air missile launchers; 2 × 40-millimetre (1.6 in) Bofors guns; 2 × Mk 32 triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) mountings for Mk46 or Stingray torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 × Wasp, later Lynx helicopter

HMS Arethusa was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like most of the Leanders, named after a figure of mythology (the exceptions being Cleopatra and Sirius). Arethusa was built by J.S. White & Company Shipbuilders of Cowes, launched on 5 November 1963 and commissioned on 24 November 1965.^[1]

^ Marriott, Leo (1990). Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945. Ian Allan. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7110-1915-7.

[Marriott1990-1] Marriott, Leo (1990). Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945. Ian Allan. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7110-1915-7.

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History
Arethusa after the Ikara missile system was fitted in her 1973 refit
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arethusa
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	7 September 1962
Launched	5 November 1963
Commissioned	24 November 1965
Decommissioned	4 April 1989
Fate	Sunk as target, 1991
General characteristics
Class and type	Leander-class frigate
Displacement	2,450 tons standard 3,200 tons full load
Length	372 ft (113 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Draught	19 ft (6 m)
Propulsion	Two Babcock & Wilcox boilers delivering steam to two sets of White/English Electric geared turbines of 30,000 shp (22,000 kW) on two shafts
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	4,600 nautical miles (8,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	18 officers and 248 sailors
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 994 air/surface search radar 1 × Type 1006 navigation radar 2 × Type 903/904 fire-control radars 1 × Type 184P active search and attack sonar 1x Type 199 Variable Depth Sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	ADAWS (Action Data Automated weapons System) Picture compilation and combat management system, ESM system with UAA-8/9 warning and Type 668/669 jamming elements.
Armament	2 × 4.5-inch (110 mm) L45 DP guns in one Mk 6 twin mounting; later replaced by one Ikara ASW missile launcher in circular well forward 2 × quadruple Sea Cat anti-air missile launchers 2 × 40-millimetre (1.6 in) Bofors guns 2 × Mk 32 triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) mountings for Mk46 or Stingray torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × Wasp, later Lynx helicopter