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'''HMS ''Hercules''''' was a 74-gun [[third-rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched on 5 September 1815 at [[Chatham Dockyard|Chatham]].<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p189" />
'''HMS ''Hercules''''' was a 74-gun [[third-rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched on 5 September 1815 at [[Chatham Dockyard|Chatham]].<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p189" />


On 26 December 1852 ''Hercules'' departed on her way to [[Hong Kong]] to take up duties as a hospital ship. The gold rushes had put a premium on passenger ships to [[Australia]], so she took 756 Scots civilian passengers to [[South Australia]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] for the Emigration Commissioners. Many of these were emigrating under duress from the trustees of the [[Boreraig]], [[Suishnish]] and [[North Uist]] estates of [[Lord Macdonald]]{{dn}}. The voyage proved disastrous, beginning almost immediately with a horrific storm, during which the ship sought refuge at [[Rothesay, Argyll]] and [[Bute|Rothesay]]. Soon after their second departure in early January 1853, outbreaks of [[smallpox]] and [[typhus]] were discovered, necessitating a three-month quarantine at [[Queenstown, Ireland|Queenstown]], County Cork. 56 people died, 17 orphaned children were returned home and many others were assigned to a dozen other ships, families being broken up in the process. The ship finally arrived in [[Adelaide]] in July 1853.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}
On 26 December 1852 ''Hercules'' departed on her way to [[Hong Kong]] to take up duties as a hospital ship. The gold rushes had put a premium on passenger ships to [[Australia]], so she took 756 Scots civilian passengers to [[South Australia]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] for the Emigration Commissioners. Many of these were emigrating under duress from the trustees of the [[Boreraig]], [[Suishnish]] and [[North Uist]] estates of [[Lord Macdonald]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}}. The voyage proved disastrous, beginning almost immediately with a horrific storm, during which the ship sought refuge at [[Rothesay, Argyll]] and [[Bute|Rothesay]]. Soon after their second departure in early January 1853, outbreaks of [[smallpox]] and [[typhus]] were discovered, necessitating a three-month quarantine at [[Queenstown, Ireland|Queenstown]], County Cork. 56 people died, 17 orphaned children were returned home and many others were assigned to a dozen other ships, families being broken up in the process. The ship finally arrived in [[Adelaide]] in July 1853.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}


Later in 1853 ''Hercules'' was placed on harbour service, and she was broken up in 1877.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p189" />
Later in 1853 ''Hercules'' was placed on harbour service, and she was broken up in 1877.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p189" />
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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Hercules
Ordered16 May 1809
BuilderChatham dockyard
Laid downAugust 1812
Launched5 September 1815
FateSold out of the Service, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1750 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armamentlist error: mixed text and list (help)
74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hercules.

HMS Hercules was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 5 September 1815 at Chatham.[1]

On 26 December 1852 Hercules departed on her way to Hong Kong to take up duties as a hospital ship. The gold rushes had put a premium on passenger ships to Australia, so she took 756 Scots civilian passengers to South Australia and Victoria for the Emigration Commissioners. Many of these were emigrating under duress from the trustees of the Boreraig, Suishnish and North Uist estates of Lord Macdonald[disambiguation needed]. The voyage proved disastrous, beginning almost immediately with a horrific storm, during which the ship sought refuge at Rothesay, Argyll and Rothesay. Soon after their second departure in early January 1853, outbreaks of smallpox and typhus were discovered, necessitating a three-month quarantine at Queenstown, County Cork. 56 people died, 17 orphaned children were returned home and many others were assigned to a dozen other ships, families being broken up in the process. The ship finally arrived in Adelaide in July 1853.[citation needed]

Later in 1853 Hercules was placed on harbour service, and she was broken up in 1877.[1]

See also

Captain J.M. Langtry, HMS Hercules' commander from 6 October 1837 until 30 September 1840.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p189.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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