French ship Hercule

French ship Hercule

Nineteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name "Hercule", in honour of the Roman hero Hercules:
* "Hercule" (1657-1673), a 38-gun ship of the line
* "Soleil" (1642-1672), a 36-gun ship of the line rename "Hercule" in 1671
* "Hercule" (1673-1678), a 50-gun ship of the line
* "Hercule" (1679-1704), a 30-gun ship of the line
* "Hercule" (1705-1741), a 64-gun ship of the line
* "Hercule" (1750-1760), a 66-gun ship of the line
* "Hercule" (1779), a fluyt
* "Hercule" (1779-1797), a 74-gun
* "Hercule" (1798-1798), a bomb vessel
* "Hercule" (1798), a "Téméraire" class ship of the line
* "Hercule" (1800), a brig
* "Hercule" (1804-1815), a bomb vessel
* "Provence" (1815-1883), a 80-gun ship of the line, was renamed "Hercule" in 1815
* "Hercule" (1836-1860), a 100-gun ship of the line
* "Hercule" (1893-1944), a tug
* "Hercule" (1914-1918), an auxiliary minesweeper
* "Hercule" (1939-1944), an auxiliary tug of the FNFL
* "Hercule" (1945-1951), a tug
* "Hercule" (1960-1993), a tug


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