French ship Hercule (1778)
Ship of the line of the French Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ship of the line of the French Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hercule was a Scipion-class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.
Scipion, sister-ship of Hercule raking HMS London during the action of 18 October 1782. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Hercule |
| Launched | 5 October 1778 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Broken up 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Scipion class |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 53.8 m (176 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot |
In 1781, under Captain Turpin du Breuil, Hercule was in the Blue squadron of the fleet under De Grasse.[1][2] She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781,[3] and in the subsequent Siege of Yorktown.
Under Captain Jean Isaac Chadeau de la Clocheterie in the Battle of the Saintes.
Hercule was razéed in 1794. In May 1795, she was renamed to Hydre.
She was eventually broken up in 1799.
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