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Ship History[edit]
Héros was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the French Navy, built at Rochefort from 1795 to 1801 by the naval engineer Roland. She was one of the numerous Téméraire Class 74-gun ships designed by Sané.
She was one of five surviving French ships at the Battle of Trafalgar.
She also participated in the breakout of Calais in December of 1807, where she and the Majestueux sunk HMS Goliath in several severe broadside salvoes.
Ship Data[edit]
| Ship builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 1795 |
| Launched: | 1801 |
| Class: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres |
| Draught: | 7.26 metres |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: | 74 guns:
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