HMS Amaranthe

Two notable 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, launched in 1793. She was captured in 1796 and wrecked in 1799.
HMS Amaranthe was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1804 and sold in 1815.

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