| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Belfast |
| Namesake | Belfast |
| Owner | David Napier and John Gemmill |
| Port of registry | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Route | Glasgow-Greenock-Belfast |
| Builder | John Wood & Co, Port Glasgow |
| Launched | August 1829 |
| Maiden voyage | September 1829 |
| Out of service | 1837 |
| History | |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Prospero |
| Namesake | Prospero |
| Acquired | 1837 |
| Fate | Broken up 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | wood-hulled paddle steamer |
| Displacement | 244 tons |
| Tons burthen | 180 tons burthen |
| Length | 116 ft 8 in (35.56 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) |
| Installed power | 150 hp (110 kW) nominal |
| Propulsion | 2-cylinder beam engine |
HMS Prospero was a wood-hulled British paddle steamer built in 1829 on the River Clyde at Port Glasgow as Belfast for service between Glasgow and Belfast. In 1837 she was purchased by the Admiralty to run as HMS Prospero on the packet service between Pembroke and Ireland. She was broken up in 1866.