For other ships of the same name, see French ship Héros.
The 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 American war of independence.
She was built in 1778 at Toulon on a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb.
In 1781, she became the flagship of Suffren, notably leading the French line at the Battle of Porto Praya.
She was in Toulon when the city was captured by the British. When the city was liberated in 1793, the British scuttled her by fire.
References[]
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.[page needed]
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