French ship Héros (1801)
 Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Héros (1801), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Héros |
| Namesake | Hero |
| Builder | Rochefort |
| Laid down | 1795 |
| Launched | 1801 |
| Captured | 1808 |
 Spain | |
| Name | Heroe |
| Fate | Broken up at Ferrol, 1845 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
| Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
| Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
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 Template:Sclass- ships designed by Jacques-Noël Sané.
Career
She took part in the French occupation of Santo Domingo, notably ferrying Toussaint Louverture to France after his arrest.[2][3]
She took part to the Battle of Trafalgar under Commander Poulain, and was one of the five French ships to survive the battle, although Poulain was killed at 13:15 and replaced by Lieutenant Conor.[4][5] 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 broken up at Ferrol in 1845.
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Toussaint Louverture, un héros ambigu, histoire.presse.fr
- ^ "Le véritable visage de Toussaint Louverture". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ Fond Marine, p.331
- ^ Troude, p.395
Bibliography
- Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826) [1]
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France. Vol. 3. Challamel ainé.