HMS Amelia

HMS Amelia

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Amelia", whilst another was planned:

*HMS "Amelia" was a 38-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship "Proserpine". She was captured in 1796 by HMS "Dryad" and was broken up in 1816.
*HMS "Amelia" was an "Albacore" class wood screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1865.
*HMS "Amelia" was previously HMS "Argus", a coastguard vessel launched in 1851, renamed HMS "Amelia" in 1872, HMS "Fanny" in 1889, used as a boom defence vessel from 1902 and was sold in 1907.
*HMS "Amelia" was previously HMS "Hawk" a coastguard gunboat launched in 1869. She was renamed HMS "Amelia" in 1888, HMS "Colleen" in 1905, HMS "Colleen Old" in 1916, HMS "Emerald" in 1918 and HMS "Cuckoo" later in 1918 before being sold in 1922.
*HMS "Amelia" was to have been a "Catherine" class minesweeper. She was launched in the United States in 1943, and was planned to be transferred to the Royal Navy, but was instead retained by the US Navy, where she served as USS "Competent".

ee also

*HMS "Princess Amelia"


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