HMS Arethusa (1882)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arethusa.) HMS Arethusa was a second class cruiser of the Leander class, which served with the Royal Navy. She was built at Napier, Glasgow, being laid down in 1880, launched in 1882 and completed in Financial Year 1886-87. She remained in ordinary reserve at Chatham, being commissioned for the 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1892 annual manoeuvres. She served in the Mediterranean from 1893 to 1896, was commissioned for the 1899 annual manoeuvres, then recommissioned for the Pacific, and later sent as a reinforcement to the China Station during the Boxer Rebellion until she came home for the last time in 1903.
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HMS Arethusa (1882)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arethusa.) HMS Arethusa was a second class cruiser of the Leander class, which served with the Royal Navy. She was built at Napier, Glasgow, being laid down in 1880, launched in 1882 and completed in Financial Year 1886-87. She remained in ordinary reserve at Chatham, being commissioned for the 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1892 annual manoeuvres. She served in the Mediterranean from 1893 to 1896, was commissioned for the 1899 annual manoeuvres, then recommissioned for the Pacific, and later sent as a reinforcement to the China Station during the Boxer Rebellion until she came home for the last time in 1903.
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commissioning date
1887-07-08
decommissioning date
1903-04-03
laying down
1880-06-14
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1.40208e+1
ship launched
1882-12-23
status
Sold 4 April 1905.
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Ship armament
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*10 × 6-inch Breechloading ...... ove water torpedo dischargers.
Ship armour
*1.5 in steel armoured deck over 165 ft.
*1.5 in gun shields.
Ship builder
Napier, Glasgow
Ship class
second-class partially protected cruiser
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Ship country
United Kingdom
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Ship draught
* aft, forward
*with 950 tons of coal and complete with stores and provisions.
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Ship propulsion
Sails and screw. Two shafts. Two cylinder horizontal direct acting compound engines,
Ship range
* at .
*725 tons coal normal, 1000 tons maximum = c. 6,000 nmi at economical speed.
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