HMS Amphion

HMS Amphion

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 [http://www.gwpda.org/naval/flccaslt.htm] .
* 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".)

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