HMS Amphion (1846)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Amphion.
HMS Amphion was a 36-gun wooden hulled screw frigate of the Royal Navy. She was initially ordered as a sail powered ship, but later reordered as a prototype screw frigate conversion.
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Name | HMS Amphion |
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Laid down | 15 April 1840 |
Launched | 14 January 1846 |
Commissioned | 13 May 1847 |
Renamed | Ordered as HMS Ambuscade, renamed HMS Amphion on 31 March 1831 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up on 12 October 1863 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 36-gun frigate |
Tons burthen | 1474 bm |
Length | 177 ft (53.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 43 ft 2 in (13.2 m) |
Draught | 19 ft 2 in (5.8 m) |
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Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Speed | 6.75 knots (12.5 km/h) |
Complement | 320 |
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