French ship Aréthuse

Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aréthuse in honour of the nymph Arethusa:
 * Aréthuse (1757), a frigate
 * Aréthuse (1792), a frigate
 * Aréthuse (1798), a corvette
 * Aréthuse (1801), a frigate
 * Aréthuse (1805), a frigate
 * Aréthuse (1812), a frigate
 * Aréthuse (1885), a cruiser
 * Aréthuse (1916), a Clorinde class submarine
 * Aréthuse (1916), an Argonaute class submarine
 * S635 Aréthuse, lead ship of the Aréthuse class of submarines

Sources and references

 * Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom d'Aréthuse, netmarine.net
 * Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire de la flotte française de 1671 à nos jours