HMS Hero was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 August 1803 at Blackwall Yard.[1]
 The wreck of HMS Hero in the Texel, 25 December 1811
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Hero |
| Ordered | 24 June 1800 |
| Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
| Laid down | August 1800 |
| Launched | 18 August 1803 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 1811 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Fame-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1743 (bm) |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 530 |
| Armament | |
She took part in Admiral Robert Calder's action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.[2] Later in the same year Hero was a part of the squadron commanded by Captain Sir Richard Strachan that won the Battle of Cape Ortegal.[3]
On 25 December 1811 Hero, under captain James Newman-Newman, was wrecked on the Haak Sands at the mouth of the Texel during a gale, with the loss of all but 12 of her crew.[2][4]
Citations
edit- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p185.
- ^ a b Michael Phillips. Hero (74) (1803). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
- ^ Winfield, British Warships.
- ^ Gosset (1986), p. 92.
References
edit- Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- 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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.