HMS Hector (1774)
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 Going aboard Hector in 1891 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Hector |
| Ordered | 14 January 1771 |
| Builder | Adams, Deptford |
| Laid down | April 1771 |
| Launched | 27 May 1774 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
| Fate | Broken up, 1816 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & type | Royal Oak-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1622 (bm) |
| Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Hector was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 May 1774 at Deptford.[2]
On 10 January 1778 she captured French merchant ship "Thomas Koulican" (or Kouli Kan) at (46°00′N 09°00′W / 46.000°N 9.000°W).[3] On 9 May 1801 Hector, Kent, and Cruelle unsuccessfully chased the French corvette Heliopolis, which eluded them and slipped into Alexandria.[4]
Because Hector served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants.[Note 1]
Fate
Hector was converted for use as a prison ship in 1808, and was broken up in 1816.[2]
