HMS Arethusa (1781)
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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.
Anson (left) and Arethusa (centre) capture Pomona in 1806
Arethusa (here on the far right at Spithead) witnessed the destruction of Boyne by an accidental fire, 1 May 1795
The capture of Curaçao on 1 January 1807
HMS Artois (1794)
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HMS Artois was a fifth-rate Artois-class frigate of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir John Henslow and launched in 1794 at Rotherhithe as the lead ship of her class. She served for the majority of her c
HMS Arethusa (1781)
…There they attacked two French corvettes, Alerte and Espion, driving them ashore. The British took 52 prisoners. On 21 October, the British frigate Artois captured Révolutionnaire at the action of 21 October 1794. Artois shared the prize money with the other frigates in her squadron, Arethusa, Diamond…
Sir Edmund Nagle, who commanded Artois for almost all her service