HMS Arethusa (1849)

HMS Arethusa was a 50-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy launched in 1849. She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861 and became a training ship in 1874 and finally scrapped in 1933 at Woolwich. Arethusa was an all-wooden construction, and the last major ship of the Royal Navy to enter an engagement under sail power only (1854, during the Crimean War).

The ship's figurehead, originally carved by the Hellyer family, has been preserved and remains on exhibit at Upnor.

Service
Arethusa saw service during the Crimean War, with battles at Odessa and Sevastopol.