HMS Amethyst (1799) (2nd)
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This the second ship to carry the name HMS Amethyst was a
fifth rate, 36-gun, ship. Built at Deptford Dockyard, launched 22-Apr-1799, 150ft long, 39ft wide and of 1,046 tons builders measurement. Operated mainly in the Bay of Biscay during the French Revolutionary War, taking several prizes including a French East Indiaman. Continued to serve during the Napoleonic War. Wrecked 16-Feb-1811 at Plymouth Sound during a storm, and the wreck broken up Apr-1811. Won the Battle Honours: 'Cerbere' 1800, 'Thetis' 1808 and 'Nieman' 1809.
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