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The Hercule class was a late type of 100-gun ships of the line of the French Navy. They were the second strongest of four ranks of ships of the line designed by the Commission de Paris. While the first units were classical straight-walled ships of the line, next ones were gradually converted to steam, and the last one was built with an engine.
1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule on display at the Musée national de la Marine. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Hercule |
Builders | Toulon, Brest |
Operators | French Navy |
Preceded by | Suffren class |
Succeeded by | |
Completed | 13 |
Cancelled | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hercule class |
Displacement | 4440 tonnes |
Length | 62.50 m (205 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 3,150 m2 (33,900 sq ft) of sails |
Complement | 955 men |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
The Hercule class evolved as an enlargement of the straight-walled, 90-gun Suffren class, suggested by Jean Tupinier.[1]
With the Henri IV, a rounded stern was introduced. The next ships were built with the rounded stern, and it was retrofitted on the early units of the class.
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