French ship Héros (1778)
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Héros.
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 France
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| Builder: | Toulon arsenal[1] |
| Laid down: | 1778[1] |
| Fate: | scuttled by fire on 18 December 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) |
| Beam: | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Draught: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Armament: |
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| Armour: | timber |
The Héros was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, known mostly for being the flagship of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez during the Anglo-French War.
Career
She was built in 1778 at Toulon on a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb.[1]
In 1781, she became the flagship of Suffren, notably leading the French line at the Battle of Porto Praya.[1]
The British seized Héros as she was moored at Toulon when a Royalist cabale surrendered the city to them. As the Siege of Toulon ended in the liberation of the city, Captain Sidney Smith had her scuttled by fire, along with Thémistocle.[2]
Notes, citations, and references
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 243. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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