HMS Hero

HMS Hero

Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS "Hero":

*, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1759, a prison ship after 1793, renamed "Rochester" in 1800, and broken up 1810
*, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1803 and wrecked in 1811
*, a 74-gun third-rate launched in September 1816, renamed "Wellington" in December, becoming the training ship "Akbar" in 1862 and broken up 1908
*, a screw-propelled 91-gun second-rate, launched in 1858 and sold 1871
*, a turret ship launched in 1885 and sunk as a target in 1908
*, a destroyer launched in 1936 and transferred to Canada as "Chaudiere" in 1943, broken up 1946

The 1970s BBC television drama series "Warship" was set aboard a fictional Royal Navy frigate, HMS "Hero" (F42)


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  • HMS Hero (1885) — HMS Hero was the second and final ship of the Conqueror class of battleships. She was an ironclad who served in the Victorian Royal Navy. Hero was, like her sister ship, designed to be an improved version of HMS|Rupert|1872|6 with a ram as her… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Hero (1816) — HMS Hero was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 September 1816 at Deptford.On 4 December 1816 Hero was renamed HMS Wellington . She became a training ship in 1862, and Wellington was eventually sold out of the… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Hero (1803) — HMS Hero was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 August 1803 at Blackwall Yard.She took part in Admiral Robert Calder s action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.On 28 December 1811 Hero , under captain… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Hero (1759) — HMS Hero was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and launched on 28 March 1759 from Plymouth Dockyard. She was the only ship built to her draught.She was converted to a prison ship in 1793, and was …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Hero (H99) — For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hero and HMCS Chaudière …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Defence (1763) — HMS Defence HMS Defence …   Википедия

  • HMS Jupiter (F60) — was a Leander class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Jupiter was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on the 4 September 1967 and commissioned on the 9… …   Wikipedia

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