Hercules was a Dutch 68-gun third-rate ship of the line of the navy of the Dutch Republic, the Batavian Republic, and the Royal Navy.
 The ship Hercules shortly after the Battle of Camperdown.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Hercules |
| Laid down | 1781 |
| Launched | 12 April 1782 |
| Commissioned | 1782 |
| Decommissioned | 1795 |
 Batavian Republic | |
| Name | Hercules |
| Commissioned | 1795 |
| In service | 1795 |
| Out of service | 1797 |
| Captured | 11 October 1797 |
| Fate | Captured |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Delft |
| Acquired | 1797 |
| Commissioned | 1797 |
| Decommissioned | 1822 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater in 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 68-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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The order to construct the ship was given by the Admiralty of the Meuse in 1781.[1]
In 1795, the ship was commissioned in the Batavian Navy.
On 11 October 1797 Hercules took part in the Battle of Camperdown under Captain G.J. van Rijsoort. Fire broke out on the ship, and she was eventually captured by the British and renamed HMS Delft, in honour of the brave resistance the ship Delft had made in the battle.[2]
In 1799, Delft served as a troop transport ship. She became a prison hulk in 1802, and in 1822 she was sunk to serve as a breakwater close to the town of Harwich.[3]
References edit
- ^ J.F. Fischer Fzn. De Delft: De dagjournalen met de complete en authentieke geschiedenis van 's Lands schip van oorlog Delft en de waarheid over de zeeslag bij Camperduin (Franeker: Van Wijnen, 1997), 135.
- ^ J.F. Fischer Fzn. De Delft: De dagjournalen met de complete en authentieke geschiedenis van 's Lands schip van oorlog Delft en de waarheid over de zeeslag bij Camperduin (Franeker: Van Wijnen, 1997), 394.
- ^ J.F. Fischer Fzn. De Delft: De dagjournalen met de complete en authentieke geschiedenis van 's Lands schip van oorlog Delft en de waarheid over de zeeslag bij Camperduin (Franeker: Van Wijnen, 1997), 394.
External links edit
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