HMS Hero (1759)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hero.
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 UK
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| Name: | HMS Hero |
| Ordered: | 25 May 1756 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 28 March 1759 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1810 |
| Notes: | Prison ship from 1793 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 157420⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 166 ft 6 in (50.75 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 8 in (14.22 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Hero was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and launched on 28 March 1759 from Plymouth Dockyard. She was the only ship built to her draught.[1]
Under the command of Captain Theophilus Jones, she took part in the 1783 Battle of Cuddalore.[2]
She was converted to a prison ship in 1793, and was eventually broken up in 1810.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p176.
- ↑ The United Service Magazine. 1836. pp. 95–6. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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