French ship Aréthuse

For British naval ships of the same name, see HMS Arethusa.

Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aréthuse in honour of the nymph Arethusa:

• Aréthuse (1757), a frigate
• Aréthuse (1791), a frigate
• Aréthuse (1798), a corvette
• Aréthuse (1801), a frigate
• Aréthuse (1805), a frigate
• Aréthuse (1812), a frigate
• Aréthuse (1885), a cruiser
• Aréthuse (1916), an Amphitrite-class submarine launched in 1916 and struck in 1927
• Aréthuse (NN7), an Argonaute-class submarine launched in 1929 and struck in 1946
• Aréthuse (S635), lead vessel of the Aréthuse class of submarines launched in 1957 and struck in 1979

Sources and references

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