Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
HMS Amphion (1780), launched in 1780, was a 32-gun fifth-rate.HMS Amphion (1798), launched in 1798, was a 32-gun fifth-rate.HMS Amphion (1846), launched in 1846, was a wooden-hulled screw frigate.HMS Amphion (1883), launched in 1883, was a Leander-class protected cruiser.HMS Amphion (1911), launched in 1911, was an Active-class scout cruiser, the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk in World War I [1].HMS Amphion, launched in 1934, was a Leander-class light cruiser transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed HMAS Perth.HMS Amphion (P439), launched in 1944, was the name ship of her class of submarines. (Before launch she swapped names with HMS Anchorite.)