HMS Amphion (1780)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Amphion.
HMS Amphion was a Royal Navy 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Amazon class built in Chatham in 1780 which blew up on 22 September 1796.
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Amphion | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Amphion |
Ordered | 11 June 1778 |
Builder | Royal Dockyard, Chatham |
Laid down | 1 October 1778 |
Launched | 27 December 1780 |
Commissioned | December 1780 |
Honours and awards | Participated in: |
Fate | Blew up, 22 September 1796 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 679.3 (bm) |
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Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 220 |
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