Dutch ship Hercules
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Hercules was a 68-gun ship of the line of the Dutch States Navy. The order to construct the ship was given by the Admiralty of Rotterdam in 1781.[1] In 1795, the ship was commissioned in the Batavian Navy. On 11 October 1797 Hercules took part in the Battle of Camperdown under Captain G.J. van Rijsoort. Fire broke out on the ship, and she was eventually captured by the British and renamed HMS Delft, in honour of the brave resistance the ship Delft had made in the battle.[2] In 1799, Delft served as a troopship. She became a prison hulk in 1802, and in 1822 she was sunk to serve as a breakwater close to the town of Harwich.[3]
NameHercules
Laid down1781
Launched12 April 1782
Commissioned1782
1797 illustration of Hercules | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Hercules |
| Laid down | 1781 |
| Launched | 12 April 1782 |
| Commissioned | 1782 |
| Decommissioned | 1795 |
 Batavian Republic | |
| Name | Hercules |
| Commissioned | 1795 |
| In service | 1795 |
| Out of service | 1797 |
| Captured | 11 October 1797 |
| Fate | Captured |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Delft |
| Acquired | 1797 |
| Commissioned | 1797 |
| Decommissioned | 1822 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater in 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 68-gun ship of the line |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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