HMS Hero (1788) - 74-gun battleship of the third rank . The second ship of the Royal Navy , named HMS Hero . The third battleship of the Fame type . Laid down in August 1800 . Launched on August 18, 1803 at the Blackwall shipyard [1] .
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| Class and type of vessel | 3 rank battleship type fame |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | shipyard blackwall |
| The author of the ship drawing | John gensloe |
| Construction started | August 1800 |
| Launched | August 18, 1803 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | crashed, 1811 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1743 tons (BM) |
| Gondek length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Midship Width | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of intrum | 20 ft. 6 in. (6.25 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Crew | 746 |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 74 |
| Midsection of Midsection | 28 × 32 pound guns |
| Guns on the operdek | 28 × 18-fn. guns |
| Guns on the Trench | 14 × 9-fn. guns |
| Guns on the tank | 4 × 9-fnl. guns |
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Service
In July 1805, was part of the squadron of Vice Admiral Robert Calder, blocking Ferrol . July 15 sailed to the area of Cape Finisterre to intercept the Franco-Spanish fleet, returning to the West Indies [2]
Hero, under the command of Captain Alan Hyde Gardner, took part in the battle at Cape Finisterre July 22, 1805 against the French-Spanish fleet. Opponents saw each other around 11:00 on July 22. The battle began around 17:15, when Hero , at the forefront of the British squadron, was the first to open fire on the enemy. Due to dense fog, the formation was soon broken and the battle continued in close combat. The main action took place between the British ships Windsor Castle, Ajax, Prince of Wales, Thunderer and Malta (which had a particularly difficult time) on the one hand, and San Rafael, Firme and Espana on the other. The battle ended with an uncertain result, the British managed to capture two Spanish battleships San Rafael and Firme . Hero had a severely damaged foremast and received several holes in the waterline area. Losses on board amounted to one killed and four injured [3] .
November 3-4, 1805 took part in the battle at Cape Ortegal between the British squadron of Commodore Richard Strachan and the French squadron of Rear Admiral Pierre Dumannoir . The French squadron consisting of 4 ships of the line: Formidable, Scipion, Duguay-Trouin and Mont Blanc was the remains of the squadron of Admiral Villeneuve , who during the Battle of Trafalgar managed to escape destruction and slip into the expanses of the ocean. However, their independent cruising was short-lived. The French squadron was intercepted by an approximately equal strength British squadron consisting of 4 battleships: Caesar, Hero, Courageux, Namur and four frigates. After hours of pursuit, the British were able to catch up with the French squadron and entered the battle. As a result of a fierce battle, all four French battleships were forced to surrender. Hero lost 10 people killed and 51 wounded, lost for-Mars-Ray and received significant damage to the hull and rigging [3]
In 1808, Hero, under the command of Captain James Newman Newman, was in the North Sea .
On February 25, 1809, Hero, Theseus, Revenge, Triumph, and Valiant joined Rear Admiral Robert Stopford 's squadron near Chasseron Lighthouse, where he blocked the French fleet in the Basque raid. Hero did not take an active part in the attack , which began on April 11 [2] .
On December 25, 1811, Hero , under the command of Captain James Newman-Newman, crashed on a sand spit off Texel Island during a severe storm. The storm was so strong that there was no way to organize a rescue operation, so that only twelve sailors managed to escape from the entire crew of the ship [3] [4] .
Links
- ↑ B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 185.
- ↑ 1 2 Index of Naval Vessels
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ships of the Old Navy
- ↑ Gossett, p. 92
Literature
- Lavery, B. The Ship of the Line. The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. - Conway Maritime Press, 2003. - Vol. I. - ISBN 0-85177-252-8 .
- William Patrick Gossett. The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900 . - Mansell, 1986. - ISBN 0-7201-1816-6 . Archived May 27, 2013 on Wayback Machine
Links
- HMS Hero // Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels and a few of their movements
- HMS Prince of Wales // Ships of the Old Navy