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HMS Prospero
Three ships of the
British Royal Navy
have been named
Prospero
for the Shakespearean
character
Prospero:
was launched in
1800
at
Shields
as the
merchant vessel
Albion
.
The Royal Navy
purchased her in 1803 and named her
Prospero
. She was wrecked with
the loss
of most of her
crew
in
1807
.
was a launched in
1808
and
sold
for
breaking up
in
1816
.
was the
mercantile
paddle steamer
Belfast
, launched at
Port Glasgow
in
1829
. The
Royal Navy
purchased her in 1837 and renamed her
Prospero
. She was
broken up
in
1866
.