Amphion, 1798
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 32 (26 x long 18-pounders on the main deck: 10 x 32 pounder carronades: 4 x long nines)
Launched at Bett's Yard, Mistley Thorn : 1798 ; Disposal date or year : 1823
BM: 914 tons
Complement: 254
Notes:

29 Aug 1798 the Amphion and Speedwell, with the Phoenix Revenue Cutter in company, captured the Zeelust.

1 Jan 1799 Capt. R. H. A. Bennett. Now on the African Station.

22 Jul � 27 Oct 1799 the Alarm and Amphion captured 2 merchant vessels on the West Indies station.

25 Nov 1799 the Amphion and the Alarm captured the Spanish letter of marque Asturiana, 24 guns, 100 men, on the Jamaica station, whilst bound from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, with a valuable cargo.

The packet Lady Hobart was at Jamaica 11 Nov 1800 - 8 Dec., during which time she observed the arrival of the Amphion, Capt Bennett after the 11 Nov and her departure prior to the 8 Dec.

29 Jan 1801 Sans Pareil was at Port Royal, Jamaica, with the Carnatic, Quebec, Le Prompte, Amphion, and Le Vengeance, French frigate, which had been captured by HM frigate La Seine, along with the prison ships America and Admiral de Vries when the packet Princess Amelia arrived from Martinique.

21 Oct 1801 arrived Spithead, from Jamaica.

5 Nov 1801 departed Spithead, to the eastward, to be paid off.

10 Nov 1801 arrived Sheerness from the West Indies, last from Spithead, and has come into harbour.

12 Nov 1801 departed Sheerness for Chatham.

8 Feb 1802 departed Sheerness the frigates Isis and Amphion, for the Nore.

14 Feb 1802 remain at the Nore, with the Zealand.

15 Apr 1802 remain at the Nore, the Amphion, Braak, Waazamhied, Jamaica, Alonzo, Iris, Albion, Autumn, and Diligence.

Circa 24 Apr 1802 Captain A. Fraser to the Amphion, vice Bennett.

10 May 1802 departed Sheerness for N. Yarmouth to convey the Duke of Cambridge to Cuxhaven.

16 May 1802 the frigate Amphion and sloop Driver were joined by the sloop Lynx in the Roads at N. Yarmouth, from a cruise, and remain. Wind ENE.

24 May 1802 the Duke of Cambridge embarked on board the Amphion at N. Yarmouth, and sailed in the afternoon, but the wind was most unfavourable for Cuxhaven, blowing ENE.

3 Jun 1802 arrived Sheerness from Cuxhaven, after landing the Duke of Cambridge.

3 Jun 1802 Capt Fraser apptd to the Amphion vice Capt Bennett.

14 Jun 1802 departed Sheerness for the Downs.

16 Jun 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise with the gun brigs Bloodhound and Basilisk.

Circa 10 Jul 1802 Capt T.M. Hardy of the Isis apptd to the Amphion.

5 Aug 1802 prize money resulting from the capture of the Zeelust due for payment.

4 Sep 1802 arrived in the Downs.

6 Sep 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

23 Sep 1802 arrived in the Downs, from a cruise.

24 Sep 1802 departed the Downs for Spithead.

27 Sep 1802 arrived Spithead the Amphion, 32, Captain Hardy, from a cruise.

1 Oct 1802 is appointed to take the Ambassador to Lisbon.

23 Oct 1802 departed Spithead this afternoon with Lord R. Fitzgerald, Ambassador to the Court of Lisbon, and suite, on board ; a passage that was later reported to have been tedious, having taken 32 days.

10 Dec 1802 arrived Spithead in eight days from Lisbon and was thirty one days on her passage. She sailed from thence yesterday se'nnight, in company with the Prince Adolphus packet, Captain Jones.

14 Dec 1802 came into Portsmouth harbour to be repaired.

23 Jan 1803 ordered to be paid off.

2 Mar 1803 went out of harbour to Spithead, the Amphion, Capt T M Hardy.

7 Mar 1803 is under orders for sea, and will sail for Cork tomorrow.

10 Mar 1803 has unmoored and is under orders to proceed to sea.

11 Mar 1803 late last night departed Spithead for Cork to procure seamen.

29 Mar 1803 arrived Spithead from Ireland with impressed men.

2 Apr 1803 is fitting for foreign service.

20 May 1803 departed Spithead in a heavy shower of rain and a northerly wind, the Victory, V.-Adm Nelson, First Capt George Murray, Second Capt Sutton, with the Hon Mr Elliot, minister for Naples, and the Hon Capt Elliot, of the RN, passengers ; with the Amphion, 32, Capt Hardy, for the Mediterranean.

20 May 1803 departed for off Brest, in company with the Victory. 23d departed from off Brest, with Nelson for Gibraltar, arriving 3 Jun ; Malta on the 15th ; Naples on the 25th, arriving Toulon 8 Jul and remained with the blockading fleet.

9 Jul 1803 a letter as dated from the Superb reports being 2 miles from Toulon, and that they've been cruising off the port for 2 months ; and that the squadron consists of the following vessels : Kent, Donegal, Superb, Triumph, Monmouth, Gibraltar, Agincourt, Belleisle, Renown ; and the frigates Medusa, and Amphion ; with the Termagent sloop ; and Weasel brig.

21 Jul 1803 the Triumph arrived off Gibraltar in 12 days from the fleet off Toulon. Lord Nelson joined the fleet, 2 days before they sailed, with the Maidstone, Medusa, and Amphion. The Medusa saw the Victory off Sicily on her way to Malta. The fleet were all well ; they had two gales, one of which sprung the bowsprit of the Triumph, and hence her arrival her for repairs. The Doris departs Gibraltar to day to join Adm Campbell off Cadiz. 25 Jul 1803 this letter goes with the Victorieuse, which departs for England with dispatches.

3 Oct 1804 with a squadron which captured 3 valuable Spanish frigates Medea, Fama, Clara, which should have been four had not the Mercedes exploded, an event which was to bring about a return to war with Spain.

May 1805 Mediterranean

21 Apr - 30 Jul 1806 operations, with the Army : attacked Cotrone : fortress surrendered with all its stores and magazines, and upwards of 600 French troops.

12 May 1808 attacked and drove on shore the French frigate-built ship Baleine, anchored in the bay of Rosas.

8 Feb 1809 Amphion, and Redwing, cruising off Long island in the Adriatic : action at the island of Melida.

23 Apr 1809 Spartan, Amphion, and Mercury, cruising off the town of Pesaro, with the ships' boats, briefly captured the town and brought off 13 deeply laden vessels and destroyed the military installations.

24-27 Aug 1809 ship's boats destroy military installations at the port of Cortelazzo and destroyed or cut out a number of vessels.

28 Jun 1810 Amphion, Active and Cerberus, having chased a convoy into the harbour of Groa, sent in the ships' boats, who either destroyed or brought out the ships of the convoy.

29 Sep 1810 Amphion and Active chased off Ancona by a French squadron.

9-24 Oct 1810 the Cerberus having joined the Amphion and Active on the 9th at Lissa, and the Acorn on the 12th, the squadron, went in search of the French, but had returned to Ancona.

13 Mar 1811 action between the frigates Amphion, Cerberus, Active, and ship Volage, off Lissa, with a larger French frigate squadron in which the Favorite was accidentally run ashore and 2 frigates captured ; the Corona was added to the navy by the name of Daedalus and the Bellona, as the troop-ship Dover.

Deal Jul 12 1811 arrived with two prizes from the Mediterranean, and departed for the Nore.

Yarmouth Jul 13 1813 Passed harbour, searching for the American frigate President, said to have recently been off the coast of Norway.

Portsmouth Sep 4 1813 arrived with convoy for Lisbon.

Deal Sep 29 1813 Remains in the Downs.

8 Mar 1814 Ship's boats in action near Tholen

Portsmouth Aug 24 1814 departed with a convoy for the West Indies.

Portsmouth Sep 1 1814 departed with the West India convoy from St. Helen's.

Cork Sep 4 1814 arrived yesterday from Spithead.

2 Dec 1814 departed from Bermuda with a convoy.

Portsmouth Dec 27 1814 arrived having parted from the convoy in bad weather.

Portsmouth Dec. 30 1815 Is ordered to be fitted for sea.

Plymouth Jan 6 1815 Preparing to sail for the Brazils with a convoy.

Portsmouth Jan 16 1815 The order to take the Brazils trade has been cancelled.

Portsmouth Jan 18 1815 Is to sail to Cork to receive final orders.

1 Sep 1815 Is reported to be earmarked for the East Indies.

Circa 24 Aug 1817 departed from Buenos-Aires for the east of Chili.

5 Oct 1818 Midshipman Churchill, promoted to lieutenant and to the Amphion frigate, on the Brazil Station.

12th of May 1805
On the 10th, in the evening, the fleet anchored in Lagos bay, to clear some transports which had been left there by Sir John Orde, when the latter retreated from before M. Villeneuve. Having, in the course of the night, by extraordinary exertions, completed his ships to five months' provisions, Lord Nelson, at 9 A. M. on the 11th, weighed and departed out of the bay. The expected arrival from England of a fleet of transports, with 5000 troops on board under General Sir James Craig, induced his lordship to remain a short time off Cape St.-Vincent ; and on the 12th, in the afternoon, the Queen 98, Rear-admiral Knight, and Dragon 74, Captain Edward Griffiths, with their valuable charge, joined company. In order to afford to the convoy an additional protection in its passage through the Straits, Lord Nelson detached the Royal-Sovereign ; and, with his remaining 10 ships of the line and three frigates, namely, the Victory, Canopus, Superb, Spencer, Swiftsure, Belleisle, Conqueror, * Tigre, and Leviathan, and Amazon, D�cade, and Amphion crowded sail to the westward, in chase of an enemy's fleet which, he knew, consisted of 18 ships of the line, and at least treble his number of frigates. One of the British ships too, the Superb, not having been in a home-port since the 16th of January, 1801, was in a very crazy state ; and it was only upon the urgent solicitation of Captain Keats, that the Superb was allowed to make one in the pursuing fleet.

* For this ship a contemporary has substituted the Excellent, Captain Frank Sotheron, left by Lord Nelson in Naples bay. See Brenton vol. iii, p 429