HMS Arethusa
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Arethusa | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | fifth-rate frigate | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Sargasso Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 30.8167, -55.8333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
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.
Location
- Recorded position: 30.8167, -55.8333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Sargasso Sea
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Arethusa (1781) (revision 1375279588), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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