''Héros'' was a

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French

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

Jacques-Noël Sané Jacques-Noël Sané (18 February 1740 – 22 August 1831) was a French shipwright. He was the creator of standardised designs for ship of the line, ships of the line and frigates fielded by the French Navy in the 1780s, which served during the Fr ...

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She took part in the French occupation of Santo Domingo, notably ferrying

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to France after his arrest. She took part in the

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(21 October 1805) under Commander Poulain, 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 subsequently returned to

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.Roche. p.243 In the aftermath of the battle (28 October 1805), Jean Boniface Textoris, Chief Medical Officer of the French squadron, switched from the ''

Bucentaur The bucentaur ( ; ''bucintoro'' in Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian) was the pleasure barge, ceremonial barge of the Doge of Venice, doges of Venice. It was used every year on Ascension Day (''Festa della Sensa'') up to ...

'' 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