HMXMS Hercule (1797)

Hercule, 74 Guns

Details
Nationality	French
Laid Down	1794/06/00	B064
Launched	1797/12/05	B064
Shipyard	Lorient	B064
Design Class	Temeraire Class (1782)
Designer	Jacques-Noel Sane	B064
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1798/04/21	B064
Fate	Captured	B064

Dimensions
B064		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	181' 3"	Imperial Feet	55.25
Length of Keel	149' 8¹/₂"	Imperial Feet	45.63
Breadth	48' 6¹/₂"	Imperial Feet	14.8
Depth in Hold	21' 9"	Imperial Feet	6.63
Burthen	1,876³³/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1797/12/05	B064	Broadside Weight = 910
Lower Gun Deck	28	French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck	4	French 36-Pounder Carronade (B
Quarterdeck	12	French 8-Pound
Forecastle	4	French 8-Pound

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1798	690	Establishment	W005

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1797/12	1798/04/21	Capitaine de Vaisseau	Louis L'Heritier	W005

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
No Details Known

Fleets
Fleet Title	Commander	Date From	Date To	Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1798/04/21	Action of 1798-04-21

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B064	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817	Rif Winfield
W005	Naval History of Great Britain	William James

Last Updated :2009/03/28 at 15:45:09 by Cy