Grade II listing given to HMS Arethusa piece on advice of Historic England
A wooden figurehead depicting a mythical sea nymph which adorned a ship used in battle during the Crimean war has been named as one of the more unusual objects to get listed status from the UK government.
The 3.5-metre-tall figure was used on HMS Arethusa and features an exposed right breast as it was thought in the 19th century that a naked woman would be able to calm a sea.
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