HMS Hero (1803)
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| Name: | HMS Hero |
| Ordered: | 24 June 1800 |
| Builder: | Perry, Blackwall |
| Laid down: | August 1800 |
| Launched: | 18 August 1803 |
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| Fate: | Wrecked, 1811 |
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| Class and type: | Fame-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1743 tons (1771 tonnes) |
| Length: | 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 8 in (14.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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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, launched on 18 August 1803 at Blackwall Yard.
She took part in Admiral Robert Calder's action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.
On 28 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.
[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.
- Michael Phillips. Hero (74) (1803). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
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