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Arethusa class cruiser (1934)
| Arethusa class | 
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|---|---|
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,220 tons |
| Length: | 480 feet |
| Beam: | 51 ft |
| Draught: | 16 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 500 |
| Armament: | 6 x 6 inch in three twin turrets (two forward, one aft) 4 x 4 inch HA 6 x 21 inch torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | Originally shipped an aircraft but was later removed. |
The Arethusa class was a class of four light cruisers built in the early 1930s for the Royal Navy. They were similar to the Leanders but were smaller and had two funnels. All saw service in World War II and two were lost.
Ships
- Arethusa
- Aurora
- Galatea was sunk near Alexandria on 15 December 1941 by U-557
- Penelope was sunk near Naples on 18 February 1944 by U-410
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