French ship Hercule (1778)
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Hercule was a of Scipion class
74-gun French
ship of the line
built at Rochefort
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Under Captain de la Clocheterie, she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake
and the Battle of the Saintes
.
She was razéed in 1794.
In May 1795, she was renamed to Hydre.
She was eventually broken up in 1799.
Scipion class ship of the line
The Scipion class was type of 74-gun ships designed by Francois-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers. It comprised three ships:*ScipionThe Scipion class was type of 74-gun ships designed by Francois-Guillaume Clairin-Deslauriers...
74-gun French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
built at Rochefort
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...
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Under Captain de la Clocheterie, she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781, between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas...
and the Battle of the Saintes
Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of the Saintes took place over 4 days, 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American War of Independence, and was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned...
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She was razéed in 1794.
In May 1795, she was renamed to Hydre.
She was eventually broken up in 1799.