USS ''Amphitrite'' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
* , a monitor in commission in 1865 and from 1866 to 1872, renamed USS ''Amphitrite'' in 1869
* , a monitor in commission from 1895 to 1901, from 1902 to 1907, and from 1910 to 1919
* , a landing craft repair ship in commission from 1945 to 1947
These ships were named after
Amphitrite
In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (; ) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and her consort is Poseidon. She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys).Roman, L., & Roman, M. (2010). Under the influence ...
, a Greek sea goddess and wife of
Poseidon
Poseidon (; ) is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cit ...
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United States Navy ship names