HMS Hero (1803)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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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: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1811 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Fame-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1743 tons (1771 tonnes) |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hero.
HMS Hero was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 August 1803 at Blackwall Yard.[1]
She took part in Admiral Robert Calder's action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.[2]
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][3]
Citations
References
- Gossett, 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.
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