French ship Héros (1778)
Héros was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, known mostly for being the flagship of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez during the Anglo-French War.
Model of Héros, currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston that a French prisoner of war from Dieppe made in England circa 1781 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Builder | Toulon arsenal |
| Laid down | 1778 |
| Launched | 30 December 1778 |
| Fate | Scuttled by fire on 18 December 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 168 ft (51 m) |
| Beam | 43.5 ft (13.3 m) |
| Draught | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
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