HMS Hero (1803)

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The wreck of HMS Hero in the Texel, 25 December 1811


HMS Hero was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 August 1803 at Blackwall Yard.
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History
UK
Name: HMS Hero
Ordered: 24 June 1800
Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
Laid down: August 1800
Launched: 18 August 1803
Honours and
awards:
Fate: Wrecked, 1811
Notes: Only 12 of her crew of 530 survived.

General characteristics
Class and type: Fame-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1743 (bm)
Length: 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Complement: 530
Armament:
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
She took part in Admiral Robert Calder's action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 and the Basque roads in 1809.

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.