Four ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Amelia'', whilst another was planned: * was a 38-gun

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, previously the French frigate ''Proserpine'', launched in 1785. She was captured in 1796 by and was broken up in 1816. * was an wooden screw

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launched in 1856 and broken up in 1865. *HMS ''Amelia'' was previously , a

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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''-class

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. She was launched in the United States in 1943, and was planned to be transferred to the

, but was instead retained by the

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, where she served as .

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