HMS Amphion

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Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.

• The first Amphion, launched in 1780, was a 32-gun fifth-rate.
• The second Amphion, launched in 1798, was a 32-gun fifth-rate.
• The third Amphion, launched in 1846, was a wooden-hulled screw frigate.
• The fourth Amphion, launched in 1883, was a Leander-class protected cruiser.
• The fifth Amphion, launched in 1911, was an Active-class scout cruiser, the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk in World War I [1].
• The sixth Amphion, launched in 1934, was a Leander-class light cruiser transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed Perth.
• The seventh Amphion, launched in 1944, was the name ship of her class of submarines. (Before launch she swapped names with Anchorite.)

[edit] References

• J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.