Man of War Arathusa

[Top-of-the-hill]

  I am just reading a bit of local history written in 1934. A seat had been made to go at the village bus stop, which was said to be "teak, from the ship's timbers of the old Arethusa, a man of war during the Crimean campaign."
   Am I imagining that quite a lot of things claim to be made from bits of the Arethusa?

[Andy J2022]

Well, she was an all wooden hulled ship with a tonnage of 2,132 tons so quite a lot of wood to go round. The dates fit with her being broken up "The frigate returned to the Admiralty, was sold to Castle's Shipbreakers on 2 August 1933 and demolished at Charlton, London in the following year"

[Viktoria]

Wasn’t there another Arethusa, sunk in The Thames ?
A more modern warship.— mmm a Submarine?
Pleased to be corrected if I am wrong .
Viktoria.

[Andy J2022]

According to Wikipedia there have been 8 Naval vessels named Arethusa. You are possibly thinking of the last of these, a frigate which was deliberately sunk in 1991 for use as a training target, although not in the Thames

[Top-of-the-hill]

  That is a good point about there being lots of timber to go round, and as she was broken up so comparatively recently, there might be more tales about what the timber was used for. I also realise now that the name Arethusa is well known as a training establishment.
   Not relevant to my original query, but I see from the Wiki article that she was designed by Sir William Symonds. My gr grandfather sailed in Juno, which was also one of his ships. He said it was a difficult ship, which was later used as a training ship and lost with all hands. The Times was rather scathing about his designs.

[Viktoria]

I seem to remember it was a tragedy, mentioned by a lady who was a Londoner,can’t recall all the details but looked it up and saw that a ship,The Penelope was of that class.
Penelope and Engadine  came to Gent Harbour ,Belgium on a courtesy visit in the early 1970’s during “ British Week” ,English Policemen came too from Sussex as they were the tallest!
British business men snd families were invited on board,
Gent is an inland sea harbour if that doesn’t sound daft!
Viktoria.

[Viktoria]

According to Wikipedia there have been 8 Naval vessels named Arethusa. You are possibly thinking of the last of these, a frigate which was deliberately sunk in 1991 for use as a training target, although not in the Thames

Earlier than that, during the 1970’s I had the conversation with the lady I mentioned ,the event was earlier than that.
I felt it might have been a submarine ,but would a sub have a name?
I could be misremembering of course.
All hands lost as I remember ( or mis remember !
Viktoria.