HMS Amphion (1780)

Amphion
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Amphion
Ordered11 June 1778
BuilderRoyal Dockyard, Chatham
Laid down1 October 1778
Launched27 December 1780
CommissionedDecember 1780
Honours &
awards		Participated in:
FateBlew up, 22 September 1796
General characteristics
Class & typeFifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen679.3 (bm)
Length
  • 126 ft 1 in (38.43 m) (gundeck)
  • 104 ft 3 in (31.78 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement220
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounders + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounders + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

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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