HMS Amelia
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Four ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Amelia, whilst another was planned:
was a 38-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship Proserpine. She was captured in 1796 by HMS Dryad
and was broken up in 1816. was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat
launched in 1856 and broken up in 1865.
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 Amelia, whilst another was planned:
was a 38-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship Proserpine. She was captured in 1796 by HMS Dryad
HMS Dryad (1795)
HMS Dryad was a fifth-rate sailing frigate of the Royal Navy that served for 64 years, at first during the Napoleonic Wars and then in the suppression of slavery. She fought in a notable single-ship action in 1805 when she captured the Proserpine, an action that would later earn her crew the Naval...
and was broken up in 1816. was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
launched in 1856 and broken up in 1865.
- HMS Amelia was previously , a coastguard vessel launched in 1851, renamed HMS Amelia in 1872, HMS Fanny in 1889, used as a boom defence vessel from 1902 and sold in 1907.
- HMS Amelia was previously a coastguard gunboat launched in 1869. She was renamed HMS Amelia in 1888, HMS Colleen in 1905, HMS Colleen Old in 1916, HMS Emerald in 1918 and HMS Cuckoo later in 1918 before being sold in 1922.
- HMS Amelia was to have been a Catherine-classAuk class minesweeperThe Auk class were Allied minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 95 Auks built.-Design and development:...
minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
. She was launched in the United States in 1943, and was planned to be transferred to 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...
, but was instead retained by the US Navy, where she served as .
See also
- HMS Princess AmeliaHMS Princess AmeliaThree ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Princess Amelia, after either Princess Amelia, daughter of George II or Princess Amelia, daughter of George III. Another ship was planned but never completed:...