Builder Brest arsenal Completed October 1752 Draught 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) Launched 1 September 1752 Weight 1,500 tons | Laid down November 1750 Displacement 1500 tonnes Construction started November 1750 Length 53 m Beam 14 m | |
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Fate scuttled on the 21 November 1759 |
The Héros ("hero") was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Joseph Chapelle at Brest and launched in 1752
In 1755, the Héros, under captain de Kermabon, took part in the Canadian campaign in the Bullion de Montlouet squadron.
She was wrecked off le Croisic and scuttled at the Battle of Quiberon Bay, the 21 September 1759.
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