''Héros'' was a 74-gun

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built at

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from 1795 to 1801 by engineer Roland. She was one of the numerous ships designed by

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Career

She took part in the

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, notably ferrying Toussaint Louverture to France after his arrest. She took part in the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) under Commander

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, and was one of the five French ships to survive the battle, although Poulain was killed at 13:15 and replaced by Lieutenant Conor.Fond Marine, p.331Troude, p.395 She took part in the counter-attack led by Julien Cosmao, and returned to Cádiz. In the aftermath of the battle (28 October 1805),

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, Chief Medical Officer of the French squadron, switched from the ''

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'' to the ''Héros'' to stay there until 21 April 1806 before passing on the hospital transport ''Achille''. ''Héros'' stayed in Cádiz until she was captured by the Spanish in 1808. Renamed ''Heroe'', she was broken up at Ferrol in 1845.

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* Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heros (1801) Ships of the line of the French Navy Téméraire-class ships of the line 1801 ships