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Originally Posted by makman94
ps: Arethusa is the original name of model ? if yes....it is surprising to see greek names on english ships.
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Mythical Greek names were very popular with English shipbuilders, going back to the sailing-ship era. Names have included:
Achates
Achilles
Actaeon
Aeneas
Aeolus
Agamemnon
Amphion
Amphitrite
Anacreon
Andromache
Andromeda
Aphrodite
Apollo
Aquilon
Arachne
Arethusa
Argo
Ariadne
Arromanches
Astraea
Atalanta
Athene
And those are just the 'A's!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...the_Royal_Navy