French ship Proserpine
# 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
* French ship Proserpine (1756), a fireship
* 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
* French ship Proserpine (1797), a Venetian galley
* French frigate Proserpine (1809), an Amphion-class frigate captured from the Royal Navy in the action of 27 February 1809
* 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
* 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)
