Hero and HMS Venus captured the French East IndiamanBertin on 3 April 1761 and sent her into Plymouth. There the Royal Navy purchased her and commissioned as the third rateBelleisle.
She had a part in the Battle of Porto Praya, a naval battle that took place during the American Revolutionary War on 16 April 1781, between a British squadron under Commodore George Johnstone and a French squadron under the Bailli de Suffren.
^The United Service Magazine. 1836. pp. 95–6. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
ReferencesEdit
Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-252-8.
Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN2-906381-23-3
Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN0-948864-30-3.
Theal, George McCall (1897) History of South Africa under the administration of the Dutch East India Company, 1652 to 1795. (S. Sonnenschein & co., Ptd.).
Final French Struggles in India and on the Indian Seas
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hero, 1759, other, ships, with, same, name, hero, hero, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, designed, thomas, slade, built, thomas, bucknall, plymouth, dockyard, launched, march, 1759, only, ship, built, draught, herohistorygreat, britainnamehms, heroordered. For other ships with the same name see HMS Hero HMS Hero was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy designed by Sir Thomas Slade built by Thomas Bucknall at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 28 March 1759 She was the only ship built to her draught 1 HeroHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS HeroOrdered25 May 1756BuilderPlymouth DockyardLaunched28 March 1759FateBroken up 1810NotesPrison ship from 1793General characteristics 1 Class and type74 gun third rate ship of the lineTons burthen157420 94 bm Length166 ft 6 in 50 75 m gundeck Beam46 ft 8 in 14 22 m Depth of hold19 ft 9 in 6 02 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament74 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 18 pdrs Quarterdeck 14 9 pdrs Forecastle 4 9 pdrsHero and HMS Venus captured the French East Indiaman Bertin on 3 April 1761 and sent her into Plymouth There the Royal Navy purchased her and commissioned as the third rate Belleisle From 1763 to 1767 Hero was commanded by Captain Paul Ourry She had a part in the Battle of Porto Praya a naval battle that took place during the American Revolutionary War on 16 April 1781 between a British squadron under Commodore George Johnstone and a French squadron under the Bailli de Suffren Under the command of Captain Theophilus Jones she took part in the 1783 Battle of Cuddalore 2 She was converted to a prison ship in 1793 and was eventually broken up in 1810 1 Citations Edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p176 The United Service Magazine 1836 pp 95 6 Retrieved 6 July 2014 References EditLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 Demerliac Alain 1996 La Marine De Louis XVI Nomenclature Des Navires Francais De 1774 A 1792 Nice Editions OMEGA ISBN 2 906381 23 3 Hepper David J 1994 British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail 1650 1859 Rotherfield Jean Boudriot ISBN 0 948864 30 3 Theal George McCall 1897 History of South Africa under the administration of the Dutch East India Company 1652 to 1795 S Sonnenschein amp co Ptd Final French Struggles in India and on the Indian SeasExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Hero ship 1759 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Hero 1759 amp oldid 1123890675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
