HMS Prospero (1809)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Prospero
Ordered	23 March 1808
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard (M/s Edward Sison)
Laid down	August 1808
Launched	9 November 1809
Fate	Sold 30 May 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Crocus-class brig-sloop
Type	Brig-sloop
Tons burthen	25141⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 92 ft (28.0 m) Keel: 72 ft 8+3⁄4 in (22.2 m)
Beam	25 ft 6 in (7.8 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 8 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	86
Armament	2 × 6-pounder bow chasers 12 × 24-pounder carronades
Notes	Some of Prospero's floor timbers and futtocks were made from Holstein oak.

HMS Prospero was a 14-gun Crocus-class brig of the Royal Navy, launched in 1809. She captured a handful of small vessels, including one privateer. The Navy sold her in 1816 for breaking up.