HMS Hercules (1759)
{{short description|Third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy 1759–1784}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Ship of 74-gun model 1760.jpg |Ship caption=Model of a 74-gun ship, third rate, circa 1760. Thought to be either HMS Hercules or {{HMS|Thunderer|1760|6}} from 1760. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Great Britain |Ship flag=File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg |Ship name=HMS Hercules |Ship ordered=15 July 1756 |Ship builder=Deptford Dockyard |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=15 March 1759 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship captured= |Ship fate=Sold out of the service, 1784 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 176. |Ship class={{sclass|Hercules|ship of the line|3}} |Ship tons burthen=1608{{fraction|34|94}} (bm) |Ship length={{convert|166|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} (gundeck) |Ship beam={{convert|46|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship hold depth={{convert|19|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship sail plan=Full-rigged ship |Ship propulsion=Sails |Ship complement= |Ship armament=*74 guns:
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HMS Hercules was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built at Deptford Dockyard by Adam Hayes and launched on 15 March 1759.
Service history
On 20 November 1759, she took part in the huge conflict between the British and French fleets at the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
The ship took part as part of Admiral Rodney's fleet in the Battle of the Saintes under the command of Captain Henry SavageFamous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.108 on 12 April 1782 against a French fleet, where she suffered six killed and 18 wounded. She was the third ship of the second wave in the part of the British line of battle and the first to hit the French flagship the {{ship|French ship|Ville de Paris|1764|2}}.Willis, Fighting Ships 1750-1850, p. 50 Savage commanded from an armchair on the main deck due to his suffering from gout. Savage was injured in the chair, but the following treatment below deck reappeared in the chair in bandages.Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.109
She was paid off in July 1783 and sold at Plymouth in March 1784 for £1300.
Officers of note
- Charles Brisbane midshipman on Hercules 1781/2
- Thomas Hurd was an officer on Hercules in 1782.{{cite web | url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=300 | title=British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hercules' (1759) }}
Notes
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References
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- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
- Willis, Sam (2007) Fighting Ships 1750-1850 Quercus. {{ISBN|1-84724-171-9}}.
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|HMS Hercules (ship, 1759)}}
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Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy