![]() A boat from Amphion (centre) boards the Bellona (far left) at Lissa
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Name | Amphion |
Ordered | 11 June 1796 |
Builder | Betts, Mistleythorn |
Laid down | July 1796 |
Launched | 19 March 1798 |
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General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 32-gun fifth rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 914 (bm) |
Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 26 × 18-pounder long guns + 6 × 24-pounder carronades + 6 × 6-pounder long guns |
HMS Amphion was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate, the lead ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1790s. She served during the Napoleonic Wars.
Amphion was built by Betts, of Mistleythorn, and was launched on 19 March 1798.