HMS Hero (1759)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Hero |
| Ordered: | 25 May 1756 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 28 March 1759 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1810 |
| Notes: | Prison ship from 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1574 tons (1600.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 166 ft 6 in (50.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 8 in (14.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 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 ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and launched on 28 March 1759 from Plymouth Dockyard. She was the only ship built to her draught.
She was converted to a prison ship in 1793, and was eventually broken up in 1810.
[edit] References
- 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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