French ship Hercule (1778)
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Scipion, sister-ship of Hercule raking HMS London during the Action of 18 October 1782.
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| Name: | Hercule |
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| Fate: | Broken up 1799 |
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| Class & type: | Scipion class |
| Tons burthen: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 53.8 tonnes |
| Beam: | 14.1 tonnes |
| Draught: | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot |
Hercule was a Scipion class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.
Under Captain Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Breuil she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake and 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.
References
- Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche
