French ship Hercule (1815)
- French ship Hercule (1815)
The "Hercule" was a "Téméraire" class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Her keel was laid down in Toulon in 1812 as "Kremlin". During her construction, she was renamed "Provence" during the Bourbon Restoration, "Hercule" briefly during the Hundred Days, when she was launched, and back to "Provence" from July 1815.
She was commissioned after 12 years, in 1827, but sustained heavy damage when she collided with the "Scipion" which was returning from the Battle of Navarino, and had to return to Toulon for repairs.
After the "fan incident", she sailed for Algiers to attempt talks, arriving on 3 August 1829. In July 1830, she was the flagship of vice-admiral Duperré. On 17 July 1830, she was renamed "Alger" to celebrate the capitulation of the city.
In 1832, "Alger" took part in the incident on the Tage river, and later in the Crimean war, bombarding Sevastopol.
From 1855, she was used as a hospital hulk, and was eventually broken up in 1881.
External links
* [http://dossiersmarine.free.fr/fs_v_V4.html Ships of the line]
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