HMS Arethusa - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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-The '''HMS Arethusa (26)''' is a member of the Arethusa-class light cruiser family. The keel of the vessel was laid on January 25, 1933, by Chatham Dockyard. Captain Philip Vian launched her on March 6, 1934, and put her into service on May 21, 1935. Following her completion, Arethusa was deployed to the Mediterranean and remained there when World War II broke out in September 1939. She was called back to the Home Fleet, along with her sister Penelope, early in 1940, and they joined the rest of the class to form the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. She took part in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, but she did not join the Nore Command until May 8th. There, she helped with the evacuations from French Atlantic ports and supported the defending forces in Calais. In 1946, there existed an informal proposal to sell her to the Royal Norwegian Navy; however, this plan was shelved, and she was assigned to category 'B' reserve. In 1949, the British Navy used HMS Arethusa for trials and experiments before giving her to the British Iron & Steel Corporation for disposal since her class of ships was deemed too small to be worthy of modernisation. She showed up at Cashmore's, Newport, on May 9, 1950, for the breakup.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British light cruiser {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
-Introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]], the HMS Arethusa is intended to be a budget light cruiser. First of all, it is a slow ship. It also inherits the Enterprise-class light cruiser's inadequate armour protection, plus it has weaker belt armour and even worse deck armour, which leaves the HMS Arethusa vulnerable to rocket and bomb attacks. This, along with her small crew complement, makes it difficult for it to withstand significant damage, particularly from other light cruisers. Most enemy light cruisers are capable of dealing serious damage to the HMS Arethusa, so players should exercise caution when nearing them. Nonetheless, the HMS Arethusa's strong main armament and good fire rate help to offset many of its shortcomings. This, along with her excellent turret traverse, makes the HMS Arethusa a formidable opponent for destroyers and light coastal ships at medium-to-close range.
+The Arethusa is the lead ship of the Arethusa-class light cruisers. They were designed as 'cut-down' economy versions of the [[HMNZS Leander|Leander]]-class light cruisers, allowing more of them to be built on the same tonnage in order to protect the British Empire's vital trade routes. As such, her armament, machinery, and protection are reduced compared to the Leander.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British light cruiser {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
+The '''HMS Arethusa (26)''' is a member of the Arethusa-class light cruiser family. The keel of the vessel was laid on January 25, 1933, by Chatham Dockyard. Captain Philip Vian launched her on March 6, 1934, and put her into service on May 21, 1935. Following her completion, Arethusa was deployed to the Mediterranean and remained there when World War II broke out in September 1939. She was called back to the Home Fleet, along with her sister Penelope, early in 1940, and they joined the rest of the class to form the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. She took part in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, but she did not join the Nore Command until May 8th. There, she helped with the evacuations from French Atlantic ports and supported the defending forces in Calais. In 1946, there existed an informal proposal to sell her to the Royal Norwegian Navy; however, this plan was shelved, and she was assigned to category 'B' reserve. In 1949, the British Navy used HMS Arethusa for trials and experiments before giving her to the British Iron & Steel Corporation for disposal since her class of ships was deemed too small to be worthy of modernisation. She showed up at Cashmore's, Newport, on May 9, 1950, for the breakup.
-The Arethusa is the lead ship of the Arethusa-class light cruisers. They were designed as 'cut-down' economy versions of the [[HMNZS Leander|Leander]]-class light cruisers, allowing more of them to be built on the same tonnage in order to protect the British Empire's vital trade routes. As such, her armament, machinery, and protection are reduced compared to the Leander.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]], the HMS Arethusa is intended to be a budget light cruiser. First of all, it is a slow ship. It also inherits the Enterprise-class light cruiser's inadequate armour protection, plus it has weaker belt armour and even worse deck armour, which leaves the HMS Arethusa vulnerable to rocket and bomb attacks. This, along with her small crew complement, makes it difficult for it to withstand significant damage, particularly from other light cruisers. Most enemy light cruisers are capable of dealing serious damage to the HMS Arethusa, so players should exercise caution when nearing them. Nonetheless, the HMS Arethusa's strong main armament and good fire rate help to offset many of its shortcomings. This, along with her excellent turret traverse, makes the HMS Arethusa a formidable opponent for destroyers and light coastal ships at medium-to-close range.
 == General info ==

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 The Arethusa's main armament consists of six BL 6-inch Mark XXIII guns mounted in three twin turrets. These have a relatively fast rate of fire, at a maximum of 8 rounds/minute, and good accuracy for a heavy cruiser. Unlike the preceding Enterprise, her turrets do not have a first stage ammunition rack, and are thus able to sustain their high rate of fire.
-The stock HE shell comes with just under 4 kg of TNT equivalent, which is great for use against coastal vessels, is marginally effective against destroyers and fairly useless against any cruiser, though it can be helpful in starting fires or knocking out crew in exposed weapon positions.
+The stock HE shell comes with just under 4 kg of TNT equivalent, which is great for use against coastal vessels, is marginally effective against destroyers, and fairly useless against any cruiser. Though, it can be helpful in starting fires or knocking out crew in exposed weapon positions.
 The CPBC semi-armour piercing shell has a powerful explosive filler (1.78 kg of TNT equivalent) and sufficient penetration to get through most light cruisers' belt armour at medium range. These shells are also highly effective against destroyers as the fuse sensitivity is just 7 mm with a delay of 8 m. This means that the shell will fuse on a destroyer's thin plating before exploding inside the ship, inflicting substantial damage damage.

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 The Arethusa's main armament consists of six BL 6-inch Mark XXIII guns mounted in three twin turrets. These have a relatively fast rate of fire, at a maximum of 8 rounds/minute, and good accuracy for a heavy cruiser. Unlike the preceding Enterprise, her turrets do not have a first stage ammunition rack, and are thus able to sustain their high rate of fire.
-The stock HE shell comes with just under 4 kg of TNT equivalent, which is highly effective against destroyers. While this shell will not do too much to cruisers, it can be helpful in starting fires or knocking out crew in exposed weapon positions.
+The stock HE shell comes with just under 4 kg of TNT equivalent, which is great for use against coastal vessels, is marginally effective against destroyers and fairly useless against any cruiser, though it can be helpful in starting fires or knocking out crew in exposed weapon positions.
 The CPBC semi-armour piercing shell has a powerful explosive filler (1.78 kg of TNT equivalent) and sufficient penetration to get through most light cruisers' belt armour at medium range. These shells are also highly effective against destroyers as the fuse sensitivity is just 7 mm with a delay of 8 m. This means that the shell will fuse on a destroyer's thin plating before exploding inside the ship, inflicting substantial damage damage.
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=uk_cruiser_arethusa Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 The Arethusa does not have a proper AP shell, thus the main armament lacks the penetration to threaten heavy cruisers except at close range.
-{{:6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm)/Ammunition|HE, CPBC, HE-TF, HE-VT}}
+{{:6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm)/Ammunition|6 inch HE, 6 inch CPBC, 6 inch HE-TF, 6 inch HE-VT}}
 === Secondary armament ===
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 ''Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control <code>Select secondary weapon</code>. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.''
-{{:4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)/Ammunition|HE, SAP, HE-TF, HE-VT}}
+{{:4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)/Ammunition|4 inch HE, 4 inch SAP, 4 inch HE-TF, 4 inch HE-VT}}
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===

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 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}
-<!--''Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.''-->In order to save displacement, the Arethusa's protection is concentrated around vital components. The thickest armour is located around the magazines, which are protected by an armoured 'box' with 76 mm sides below the waterline. This mostly protects the Arethusa from instant destruction due to magazine powder explosions. However, the shell rooms located next to the powder magazines are much less well protected, with only 25 mm protection. If a shell room is hit, it will explode and cause considerable damage to the ship, though the ship will survive if enough crew remains. Both of these are sited behind fuel tanks, thus increasing their protection level somewhat.
+<!--''Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.''-->
-The Arethusa, like the Leander, does not have a full length armour belt, but it does have a 57 mm belt protecting the machinery. This is sufficient to withstand most destroyer fire when angled and from medium range (5000 m or beyond). However, it will not reliably protect against light cruiser fire. Deck protection is also quite thin at only 25 mm.
+The Arethusa, like the Leander, does not have a full length armour belt, but it does have a 57 mm belt protecting the machinery. This is sufficient to withstand most destroyer fire when angled and from medium range (5,000 m or beyond). However, it will not reliably protect against light cruiser fire. Deck protection is also quite thin at only 25 mm.
 Like almost all British cruisers, the Arethusa has an open unarmoured bridge. This makes it very vulnerable to getting disabled from even nearby HE shell explosions.
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-The Arethusa's main armament consists of six BL 6-inch Mark XXIII guns mounted in three twin turrets. These have a relatively fast rate-of-fire, at a maximum of 8 rounds/minute, and good accuracy for a heavy cruiser. Unlike the preceding Enterprise, her turrets do not have a first stage ammunition rack, and are thus able to sustain their high rate-of-fire.
+The Arethusa's main armament consists of six BL 6-inch Mark XXIII guns mounted in three twin turrets. These have a relatively fast rate of fire, at a maximum of 8 rounds/minute, and good accuracy for a heavy cruiser. Unlike the preceding Enterprise, her turrets do not have a first stage ammunition rack, and are thus able to sustain their high rate of fire.
 The stock HE shell comes with just under 4 kg of TNT equivalent, which is highly effective against destroyers. While this shell will not do too much to cruisers, it can be helpful in starting fires or knocking out crew in exposed weapon positions.
-The CPBC semi-armour piercing shell has a powerful explosive filler (1.78 kg of TNT equivalent) and sufficient penetration to get through most light cruisers' belt armor at medium range. These shells are also highly effective against destroyers as the fuse sensitivity is just 7 mm with a delay of 8 m. This means that the shell will fuse on a destroyer's thin plating before exploding inside the ship, inflicting substantial damage damage.
+The CPBC semi-armour piercing shell has a powerful explosive filler (1.78 kg of TNT equivalent) and sufficient penetration to get through most light cruisers' belt armour at medium range. These shells are also highly effective against destroyers as the fuse sensitivity is just 7 mm with a delay of 8 m. This means that the shell will fuse on a destroyer's thin plating before exploding inside the ship, inflicting substantial damage damage.
 The Arethusa also has access to HE-VT and HE-DF shells for anti-aircraft purposes. Proximity-fused HE-VT is flatly superior to HE-DF because the former is not reliant on accurate range-finding in order to burst near its target, rendering the latter shell mostly pointless. Combined with the fact that the Arethusa can also elevate her main guns up to 60 degrees, this allows her to effectively engage aircraft, especially less agile heavy bombers, with the main armament. The HE-VT can also be used instead of the basic HE shell against surface targets with similar effectiveness.
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 '''Pros:'''
-* High rate-of-fire on both main and secondary guns
+* High rate of fire on both main and secondary guns
 * Large explosive shell fillers for their calibre and type
 * Excellent anti-aircraft armament suite
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 === [[wt:en/news/6363-development-hms-arethusa-mistress-of-the-seas-en|Devblog]] ===
-The development of the Arethusa-class light cruisers began because their predecessors - type Leander ships, were not very suitable for fleet operations at sea nor as a lead destroyer. Type Leander cruisers didn't have the maneuverability to be leaders, nor did they meet the minimum silhouette requirements for night operations. British engineers had to create a new, lighter, and more maneuverable ship based on the Leander.
+The development of the Arethusa-class light cruisers began because their predecessors - type Leander ships, were not very suitable for fleet operations at sea nor as a lead destroyer. Type Leander cruisers didn't have the manoeuvrability to be leaders, nor did they meet the minimum silhouette requirements for night operations. British engineers had to create a new, lighter, and more manoeuvrable ship based on the Leander.
 The result of this endeavour was the creation of the Arethusa-class in the early 1930s - a light cruiser design based on the Leander-class, with reductions in firepower, protection and other aspects to accomodate for weight savings. The design was soon approved for construction, with six ships being initially ordered, although five were actually built in the end.

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 {{main|4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)}}
-''Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control <code>Select secondary weapon</code>. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.''
+<!-- ''Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control <code>Select secondary weapon</code>. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.'' -->
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===

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 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 ! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
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-| 6 inch HE || HE || 841 || 50.8 || 0.025 s || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| 6 inch HE || HE || 841 || 50.8 || 0 || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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-| 6 inch CPBC || SAPBC || 841 || 50.8 || 0.025 s || 7 || 1.7 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| 6 inch CPBC || SAPBC || 841 || 50.8 || 0.025 || 7 || 1.7 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| 6 inch HE-TF || HE-TF || 841 || 50.8 || 0 m || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| 6 inch HE-TF || HE-TF || 841 || 50.8 || 0 || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 ! rowspan="2" | Arming distance<br>(m)
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 == History ==
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-HMS Arethusa was the lead ship of her class, a set of four light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. Designed as a lighter version of the [[HMNZS Leander|Leander]] class to counter Merchant-raider ships, they had a smaller displacement and armament but were big enough to serve as fleet cruisers. Commissioned in 1935, Arethusa served in the Mediterranean theatre before the outbreak of war, and later participated in a variety of conflicts including the Norwegian campaign and Mediterranean campaign. Struck by a torpedo in late 1942, she was inoperational until late 1943 and didn’t see active service until the D-Day landings in June of 1944. She had the honour of ferrying King George VI over the English channel to inspect the Allied forces in Normandy, but was later damaged by a naval mine and put out of service for the rest of the war. She was used for weapons trials until 1949, and subsequently scrapped.
+HMS Arethusa was the lead ship of her class, a set of four light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. Designed as a lighter version of the [[HMNZS Leander|Leander]] class to counter Merchant-raider ships, they had a smaller displacement and armament but were big enough to serve as fleet cruisers. Commissioned in 1935, Arethusa served in the Mediterranean theatre before the outbreak of war, and later participated in a variety of conflicts including the Norwegian campaign and Mediterranean campaign. Struck by a torpedo in late 1942, she was inoperational until late 1943 and didn't see active service until the D-Day landings in June of 1944. She had the honour of ferrying King George VI over the English channel to inspect the Allied forces in Normandy, but was later damaged by a naval mine and put out of service for the rest of the war. She was used for weapons trials until 1949, and subsequently scrapped.
 === Design and development ===
-In the 1930s, there was serious concern over the potency of armed merchant raiders (merchant ships retrofitted with heavy armament), and as a result, the Royal Navy ordered a new class of vessels to counter these ships. The new vessel featured a toned-down version of Leander’s hull, with less armament. Even so, they were able to outgun (and possibly outrun) merchant cruisers by a fair margin. The Arethusa herself displaced just 5220 tons standard, and was capable of making 32 knots (59 km/h).
+In the 1930s, there was serious concern over the potency of armed merchant raiders (merchant ships retrofitted with heavy armament), and as a result, the Royal Navy ordered a new class of vessels to counter these ships. The new vessel featured a toned-down version of Leander's hull, with less armament. Even so, they were able to outgun (and possibly outrun) merchant cruisers by a fair margin. The Arethusa herself displaced just 5220 tons standard, and was capable of making 32 knots (59 km/h).
 The Arethusa was armed with six 6-inch (152 mm) BL Mk 23 guns in three dual turrets - two fore (in the A and B positions) and one aft (in the Y position). Her secondary armament was composed of four single 4-inch (102 mm) guns, though this was replaced in a later refit. Her anti-aircraft armament was initially scarce, but was improved over time. She carried two triple 533 mm torpedo tubes in beam positions.
 Arethusa was laid down in 1933, and launched in March of 1934. After completion, she was commissioned in 1935.