HMS Prospero (1803)
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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Albion and HMS Prospero.
HMS Prospero was the mercantile Albion, launched at South Shields in 1800. The British Royal Navy purchased her in 1803 and converted her to a bomb vessel. She foundered in 1807 with the loss of almost her entire crew.
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Albion |
Namesake | Albion— an archaic name for Great Britain |
Builder | Nicholson, Horn & Blenkinsop, South Shields[1] |
Launched | 1800 |
Fate | Sold 1803 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Prospero |
Namesake | Prospero |
Acquired | 1803 by purchase |
Fate | Wrecked 1807 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Tons burthen | 400 (bm) |
Length | 107 ft 0 in (32.6 m) (overall); 81 ft 3 in (24.8 m) (keel) |
Beam | 30 ft 5 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 67 (HMS) |
Armament | 1 × 13in + 1 × 10in mortar + 8 × 24-pounder carronades |
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