HMS Amphitrite
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Amphitrite, or HMS Amfitrite, after Amphitrite
, a sea goddess of Greek mythology
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was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1778 and wrecked in 1794.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Amphitrite, or HMS Amfitrite, after Amphitrite
Amphitrite
In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite was a sea-goddess and wife of Poseidon. Under the influence of the Olympian pantheon, she became merely the consort of Poseidon, and was further diminished by poets to a symbolic representation of the sea...
, a sea goddess of Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
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was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1778 and wrecked in 1794.
- HMS Amphitrite was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1778 as . She was renamed Amphitrite in 1795 and was broken up in 1811. was a 40-gun fifth rate captured from the Dutch in 1799. She was renamed Imperieuse in 1801 and was broken up in 1805. was a 38-gun fifth rate captured by from the Spanish in 1804. She was renamed Blanche in 1805 and was wrecked in 1807. was a fifth rate launched in 1816. She was lent to contractors in 1862 and was broken up in 1875. was a Diadem-classDiadem class cruiserThe Diadem class cruiser was a class of "First-Class" protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s that served in the First World War...
armoured cruiser launched in 1898. She was converted into a minelayerMinelayerMinelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...
in 1917 and was sold in 1920.
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- Hired ship Amphrite, which served the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
between 1793 and 1794.