French ship Hercule (1778)

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Scipion, sister-ship of Hercule raking HMS London during the Action of 18 October 1782.
Career (France) Ensign of the French Royal Navy
Name: Scipion
Honours and
awards:

Participated in:

Fate: Ran aground
General characteristics
Class and type: Scipion class
Tons burthen: 1500 tonnes
Length: 53.8 tonnes
Beam: 14.1 tonnes
Draught: 7.3 metres
Propulsion: Sails
Armament: 74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot

Hercule was a of Scipion class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.

Under Captain de la Clocheterie, she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake and the Battle of the Saintes.

She 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.