French frigate Proserpine (1809)
Portrait of Proserpine by Antoine Roux, after her capture in the action of 27 February 1809 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Proserpine |
| Namesake | Proserpina |
| Ordered | 4 October 1805 |
| Builder | Thomas Steemson, Paull (near Hull) |
| Laid down | September 1805 |
| Launched | 27 November 1807 |
| Captured | In the action of 27 February 1809 |
| France | |
| Name | Proserpine |
| Acquired | By capture |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1809 |
| Fate | Broken up 1865-66 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Amphion-class frigate |
| Displacement | 800 tons |
| Tons burthen | 972 17⁄94 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
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| Armour | Timber |
HMS Proserpine was a 32-gun Amphion-class frigate built for the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The French Navy captured her off Toulon about a year after her commissioning and took her into service as Proserpine. She served in various capacities such as a frigate, troopship, hospital ship, and prison hulk until 1865.