French ship Hercule (1778)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
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Hercule was a 74-gun Scipion-class ship of the line of the French Navy built at Rochefort. In 1781, under Captain Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Breuil, Hercule was in the Blue squadron of the fleet under François Joseph Paul 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. Hercule was commanded by Captain Jean Isaac Chadeau de la Clocheterie in the Battle of the Saintes. Hercule was razeed in 1794. In May 1795, she was renamed Hydre, and was eventually broken up in 1799.
NameHercule
Launched5 October 1778
Honours and
awards
awards
- Participated in:
- Battle of the Chesapeake
- Battle of the Saintes
FateBroken up 1799
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| History | |
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| Name | Hercule |
| Launched | 5 October 1778 |
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| Fate | Broken up 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Scipion class |
| Displacement | 2,943 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,424 port tonneaux |
| 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 |