French ship Hercule (1798)
- French ship Hercule (1798)
The "Hercule" was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
During her maiden journey, on 21 April 1798, and just 24 hours out of port, she was captured by the British ship HMS "Mars" after a violent fight, off Île de Sein near Brest. "Hercule" attempted to escape through the Passage du Raz, but the tide was running in the wrong direction, and she was forced to anchor, giving the British the chance to attack at close quarters. The two ships were of equal force, both seventy-fours, but "Hercule" was newly commissioned; after more than an hour and a half of bloody fighting at close quarters she struck her colours at 10.30 pm, having lost - by her own officers' estimate - 290 men killed and wounded. On "Mars" 31 men were killed and 60 wounded. Both captains, Alexander Hood and Louis L’Héritier, died in the fight.
The "Hercule" was recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS "Hercule".
On 28 June 1803, HMS "Hercule" encountered the French frigates "Poursuivante" and "Mignonne". The "Hercule" attempted to capture the "Poursuivante", but the frigate out-manoeuvred her and she received raking fire. The incident was immortalised in a painting by Louis-Philippe Crépin.
External links
* [http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/H/02230.html Naval Database]
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