Héros

Scuttled

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	74 guns
War	Seven Years' War

Ship of the line at Quiberon Bay. She struck to Magnanime, but drifted ashore in the night before she could be taken over, and was burned.

The French Soleil Royal and Héros are in flames on the right, in the foreground HMS Resolution lies wrecked on her starboard side. In front of her is HMS Essex, with other members of the British fleet at anchor in the background. The captured French Formidable is attended by a British frigate on the Photo: Richard Wright, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Lower battery: 28 × 36-pounder guns
Upper battery: 30 × 18-pounder guns
Gaillards: 16 × 8-pounder guns

Builder	Brest arsenal
Laid down	November 1750
Launched	1 September 1752
Displacement	2800 tonneaux
Length	164 ft (50 m)
Complement	750 men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1 September 1752

Battle of Quiberon Bay

Scuttled

20 November 1759

Struck to Magnanime, then ran ashore and was burned