Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
, launched in 1780, was a 32-gun fifth-rate. , launched in 1798, was a 32-gun fifth-rate. , launched in 1846, was a wooden-hulled screw frigate. , launched in 1883, was a protected cruiser. , launched in 1911, was an scout cruiser, she was sunk on the 6 August 1914 becoming the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk in World War I. HMS Amphion, launched in 1934, was a light cruiser transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed . , launched in 1944, was the name ship of her class of submarines. (Before launch she swapped names with .)
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