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Prospero, 1803
Type: Bomb ; Armament 8
Disposal date or year : 18 Feb 1807
Disposal Details : Foundered in the North sea. Commander William King
Notes:
Circa 28 Jan 1804 Capt Humphries apptd to the Prospero.
10 Apr 1804 arrived Spithead from the Downs.
Circa 12 May 1804 Capt Humphries apptd to the Prospero, and to be Post Captain.
19 May 1804 dropt down to St Helen's the Irresistible, Capt Bayley ; with the Chichester, Capt Spear ; the Prospero, Capt Humphries, to join the Athenian and Revolutionaire.
4 Jun 1804 departed Spithead, the Prospero, Capt C Jones, and the Pigmy cutter, Lieut Burgess, for Cherbourg.
8 Jun 1804 since she Pigmy accompanied the Prospero to Cherbourg I would suggest that she may well have been the Prospero's tender, ie most bombs required a tender to perform their task, so would suggest that the Pigmy may have accompanied the Prospero when she attempted to carry out their operation, but, unfortunately found it impossible to attack 35 French gun vessels, since they were so defensively moored under the batteries at Cape Barfleur, where they'd been driven by the Tribune, Decade and Hydra, and were thus obliged to retire.
16 Jun 1804 dropt down to St Helen's, the Prospero, Capt C Jones.
26 Jun 1804 arrived Spithead from a cruise.
12 Jul 1804 departed Spithead for off Havre.
28 Jul 1804 arrived Spithead from a cruise.
31 Jul 1804 departed Spithead, the Prospero, on a cruise.
7 Aug 1804 departed Spithead for off Havre.
17 Sep 1804 arrived Spithead, the Prospero, Capt Jones, from off Havre.
6 Oct 1804 departed Spithead to join the Squadron off Havre.
18 Dec 1804 arrived Spithead the Prospero, Capt Jones, from the Boulogne Squadron.
Circa 29 Dec 1804 came into Portsmouth harbour the Meteor, Prospero, and Hecla to be fitted with mortars.
May 1805 Downs.