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Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amaranthe, a form of the French name for the herb genus Amaranth:

  • HMS Amaranthe was a 14-gun brig-sloop, previously the French Amarante. She was captured in 1796 and wrecked in 1799.
  • HMS Amaranthe was a 28-gun sixth rate, previously the Dutch Venus. She was captured in 1799 and broken up in 1804.
  • HMS Amaranthe was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1804 and sold in 1815.

See also[]

  • HMS Amaranthus
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