French ship Hercule (1815)
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 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Hercule, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hercule |
| Namesake: | Hercules |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | 1812 |
| Launched: | 26 May 1815 |
| Commissioned: | August 1827 |
| Renamed: |
Laid down as Kremlin, 5 November 1812 |
| Struck: | 31 December 1855 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: |
2 966 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7.26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2 485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 678 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Hercule was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Her keel was laid down in Toulon in 1812 as Kremlin. During her construction, she was renamed Provence during the Bourbon Restoration, Hercule briefly during the Hundred Days, when she was launched, and back to Provence from July 1815.
She was commissioned after 12 years, in 1827, but sustained heavy damage when she collided with the Scipion which was returning from the Battle of Navarino, and had to return to Toulon for repairs.
After the "fan incident", she sailed for Algiers to attempt talks, arriving on 3 August 1829. In July 1830, she was the flagship of vice-admiral Duperré. On 17 July 1830, she was renamed Alger to celebrate the capitulation of the city.
In 1832, Alger took part in the incident on the Tage river, and later in the Crimean war, bombarding Sevastopol.
From 1855, she was used as a hospital hulk, and was eventually broken up in 1881.
