HMS Hero (1803)

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The wreck of HMS Hero in the Texel, 25 December 1811
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HMS Hero was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 August 1803 at Blackwall Yard.[1]

She took part in Admiral Robert Calder's action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.[2] Later in the same year Hero was a part of the squadron commanded by Captain Sir Richard Strachan that won the Battle of Cape Ortegal.[3]

On 25 December 1811 Hero, under captain James Newman-Newman, was wrecked on the Haak Sands at the mouth of the Texel during a gale, with the loss of all but 12 of her crew.[2]Template:Sfnp[4]

Citations

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  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 185.
  2. a b Michael Phillips. Hero (74) (1803). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  3. Winfield, British Warships.
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References

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  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.
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