Seven ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Amphitrite'', or HMS ''Amfitrite'', after

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, a sea goddess of

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: * was a 24-gun

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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

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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

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launched in 1898. She was converted into a

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in 1917 and was sold in 1920.

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