Three ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Princess Amelia'', after either Princess Amelia, daughter of George II or Princess Amelia, daughter of

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. Another ship was planned but never completed: * HMS ''Princess Amelia'' was an 80-gun

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launched in 1693 as . She was renamed HMS ''Princess Amelia'' in 1727 and was broken up in 1752. * HMS ''Princess Amelia'' was an 80-gun third rate launched in 1693 as . She was renamed HMS ''Princess Amelia'' in 1755 and was broken up in 1757. * was an 80-gun third rate launched in 1757. She was loaned to

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in 1788 and sold in 1818. * HMS ''Princess Amelia'' was to have been a 74-gun third rate. She was laid down in 1799 and cancelled in 1800.

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