French ship Héros (1801)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Héros.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Héros, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Héros |
| Namesake: | Hero |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 1795 |
| Launched: | 1801 |
| Captured: | 1808 |
| Career (Spain) | .svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_(1785-1873_and_1875-1931).svg.png){kind=small} |
| Name: | Heroe |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Héros was a 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort from 1795 to 1801 by engineer Roland. She was one of the numerous Téméraire Class 74-gun ships designed by Sané.
She took part to the Battle of Trafalgar, and was one of the five French ships to survive the battle. She took part to the counter-attack led by Julien Cosmao, and returned to Cádiz, where she stayed until she was captured by the Spanish in 1808.
Renamed Heroe, she was stricken in 1839 at Ferrol.
