French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Héros' (1778)

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Le Héros
Nominal Guns	74	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1778	W033
Launched	30.12.1778	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	W033
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	W033
Category	Third Rate	W033
National Rate	Premier Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Captured	8.1793	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck168' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.5664 (179′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0205 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

30.12.1778Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 1784Chirurgien-Majorref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1782 - 1783Major de Vaisseauref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
2.3.1781 - 15.3.1781Garde de la Marine Transferedref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
16.4.1781Battle of Porto Praya
21.1.1782Took the British Hannibal (50) off Sumatra in company with Artesien (64)B066
21.1.1782Action of 1782-01-21
21.1.1782Took the Ship of the Line
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B066Brian Lavery, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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