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French ship Hercule (1778)

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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Hercule.
Scipion, sister-ship of Hercule raking HMS London during the Action of 18 October 1782.
History
Ensign of the French Royal NavyFrance
NameHercule
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up 1799
General characteristics
Class and typeScipion class
Tons burthen1500 tonnes
Length53.8 tonnes
Beam14.1 tonnes
Draught7.3 m (24 ft)
PropulsionSails
Armament74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot

Hercule was a Scipion class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.

Under Captain Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Breuil she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake and under Captain Jean Isaac Chadeau de la Clocheterie in the Battle of the Saintes.

Hercule was razéed in 1794. In May 1795, she was renamed to Hydre.

She was eventually broken up in 1799.

References

  • Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche
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