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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:

HMS Amethyst (1793) was a 36-gun fifth rate, originally the French Perle. She was captured in 1793 and wrecked in 1795.
HMS Amethyst (1799) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1811.
HMS Amethyst (1844) was a Spartan-class 26-gun sixth-rate launched in 1844 and sold in 1869 for use as a cable vessel.
HMS Amethyst (1871) was an Amethyst class screw corvette launched in 1871 and sold in 1887.
HMS Amethyst (1903) was a Topaze-class third-class cruiser launched in 1903 and scrapped in 1920.
HMS Amethyst (F116) was a modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943. She was later designated as a frigate, was involved in the Amethyst Incident in 1949 and was broken up in 1957.
HMS Amethyst was to have been a River class minesweeper. She was renamed HMS Waveney (M2003) before being launched in 1983, and was sold to the Bangladeshi Navy in 1994, being renamed Shapla.

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Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

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 Six ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Amethyst''''', whilst another was planned:
-*{{HMS|Amethyst|1793|6}} was a 36-gun [[fifth rate]], originally the French [[French Ship Perle|''Perle'']]. She was captured in 1793 and wrecked in 1795.
+*{{HMS|Amethyst|1793}} was a 36-gun [[fifth rate]], originally the French [[French Ship Perle|''Perle'']]. She was captured in 1793 and wrecked in 1795.
-*{{HMS|Amethyst|1799|6}} was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1811.
+*{{HMS|Amethyst|1799}} was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1811.
-*{{HMS|Amethyst|1844|6}} was a [[Spartan class frigate|''Spartan''-class]] 26-gun [[sixth-rate]] launched in 1844 and sold in 1869 for use as a cable vessel.
+*{{HMS|Amethyst|1844}} was a [[Spartan class frigate|''Spartan''-class]] 26-gun [[sixth-rate]] launched in 1844 and sold in 1869 for use as a cable vessel.
-*{{HMS|Amethyst|1871|6}} was an [[Amethyst class corvette|''Amethyst'' class]] screw [[corvette]] launched in 1871 and sold in 1887.
+*{{HMS|Amethyst|1871}} was an [[Amethyst class corvette|''Amethyst'' class]] screw [[corvette]] launched in 1871 and sold in 1887.
-*{{HMS|Amethyst|1903|6}} was a [[Topaze class cruiser|''Topaze''-class]] [[third-class cruiser]] launched in 1903 and scrapped in 1920.
+*{{HMS|Amethyst|1903}} was a [[Topaze class cruiser|''Topaze''-class]] [[third-class cruiser]] launched in 1903 and scrapped in 1920.
-*{{HMS|Amethyst|F116|6}} was a [[Black Swan class sloop|modified ''Black Swan''-class]] [[sloop]] launched in 1943. She was later designated as a [[frigate]], was involved in the ''Amethyst Incident'' in 1949 and was broken up in 1957.
+*{{HMS|Amethyst|F116}} was a [[Black Swan class sloop|modified ''Black Swan''-class]] [[sloop]] launched in 1943. She was later designated as a [[frigate]], was involved in the ''Amethyst Incident'' in 1949 and was broken up in 1957.
-*[[HMS Waveney (M2003)|HMS ''Amethyst'']] was to have been a [[River class minesweeper|River class]] [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]. She was renamed [[HMS Waveney (M2003)|HMS ''Waveney'']] before being launched in 1983, and was sold to the [[Bangladeshi Navy]] in 1994, being renamed ''Shapla''.
+*[[HMS Waveney (M2003)|HMS ''Amethyst'']] was to have been a [[River class minesweeper|River class]] [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]. She was renamed {{HMS|Waveney|M2003}} before being launched in 1983, and was sold to the [[Bangladeshi Navy]] in 1994, being renamed ''Shapla''.
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