HMS Hercules (1759)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hercules.
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.[1]
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Model of a 74-gun ship, third rate, circa 1760. Thought to be either HMS Hercules or HMS Thunderer from 1760. | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Hercules |
Ordered | 15 July 1756 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 15 March 1759 |
Fate | Sold out of the service, 1784 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Hercules-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 160834⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 166 ft 6 in (50.75 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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