Model of a 74-gun ship, 3rd rate, circa 1760. Thought to be either HMS Hercules or HMS Thunderer from 1760. |
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Career (Great Britain) | |
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Name: | HMS Hercules |
Ordered: | 15 July 1756 |
Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched: | 15 March 1759 |
Fate: | Sold out of the service, 1784 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Hercules-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1608 tons (1633.8 tonnes) |
Length: | 166 ft 6 in (50.75 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
74 guns:
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HMS Hercules was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1759 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
She was sold out of the service in 1784.[1]