French ship Proserpine

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Proserpine, in honour of Proserpina.

French ships named Proserpine

• French ship Proserpine (1697), a bomb ship, lead ship of her class ^[1]
• French ship Proserpine (1756), a fireship ^[1]
• French frigate Proserpine (1785), a Hébé-class frigate captured by the Royal Navy in the action of 13 June 1796 and taken in British service as HMS Amelia ^[1]
• French ship Proserpine (1797), a Venetian galley ^[1]
• French frigate Proserpine (1809), an Amphion-class frigate captured from the Royal Navy in the action of 27 February 1809 ^[1]

Ships of the French Navy named Proserpine

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  HMS "Amelia" Chasing the French Frigate "Aréthuse" 1813. Painted in 1852 by John Christian Schetky, representing Proserpine (1785) after her capture by the Royal Navy
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  Portrait of Proserpine (1809) by Antoine Roux, after her capture in the action of 27 February 1809 (the mizzen-mast was actually cut away three metres above the deck)

See also

• HMS Proserpine

Notes and references

References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.364

Bibliography

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 364. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.