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HMS ''Arethusa'' was a ''Leander''-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the ''Leander''s, named after a figure of mythology. ''Arethusa'' was built by J.S. White & Company Shipbuilders of Cowes, launched on 5 November 1963 and commissioned on 24 November 1965.〔Marriott, Leo, 1983. ''Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983'', Ian Allen Ltd, p.93.〕 ==Operational service== In 1967, ''Arethusa'' deployed to the Mediterranean. At the end of 1967 she was docked down for a repair period finishing in the spring of 1968. In the same year she took part in Portsmouth 'Navy Days'.〔Programme, ''Navy Days at Portsmouth August 31st-September 2nd 1968, p.19.''〕 After re dedication the ship worked up at Portland, later deploying to the Mediterranean. In 1969 ''Arethusa'' together with , and visited Barbados, transited the Panama Canal and proceeded to Callao in Peru, Valparaiso, the Falkland Islands and Montevideo returning to the UK for Easter. Later in 1969 ''Arethusa'' was deployed as West Indies guard ship. Visits included Punta Del Garda, Bermuda, Washington DC, Norfolk Virginia, Key West, Anguilla, Antigua, St Lucia, Curaçao, St Kitts, Tortola, St Vincent, Carriacou, Nassau, Freeport Grand Bahama, transiting the Panama Canal again to San Diego and San Francisco; returning via the Panama Canal to Trinidad. She continued to Cartegena, Dominica, St Martin, Bequia, Georgetown, Belize, Fort Lauderdale arriving in Portsmouth in April 1970. ''Arethusa'' was guard ship for the hand-over of independence to British Guiana. In 1970, after visits to Lorient and Esbjerg, ''Arethusa'' deployed to the Far East via South Africa and her first Beira Patrol, While in the Far East she visited Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Nagoya, and the Philippines. On returning to Singapore she helped escort HM the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh on their South East Asian tour. In 1972, ''Arethusa'' undertook a further Beira Patrol which was designed to prevent oil reaching the landlocked country of Rhodesia via the then-Portuguese colony of Mozambique. The following year, ''Arethusa'' undertook a fishery protection patrol during the Second Cod War, and during that patrol was rammed by the Icelandic gunboat ''Odin''. In 1973 ''Arethusa'' began her modernisation which included the removal of her one twin 4.5-in gun, with the Ikara anti-submarine warfare missile system taking its place. The modernisation was completed in April 1977. In that same year, ''Arethusa'', like many Leanders, took part in the Royal Navy's Fleet Review in celebration of HM the Queen's Silver Jubilee. ''Arethusa'' was positioned between and and was part of the 3rd Frigate Squadron.〔Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. ''Silver Jubilee Fleet Review'', HMSO〕 In 1979, ''Arethusa'' deployed to the Far East and Pacific. In 1980 ''Arethusa'' underwent a refit that was completed the following year. She then joined Standing Naval Force Atlantic, a NATO multi-national squadron. In 1985, ''Arethusa'' was fitted with towed array sonar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Arethusa (F38)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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