French ship Hercule (1836)

1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
History
France
Namesake	Hercules
Builder	Toulon shipyard.
Laid down	1825
Launched	1836
Stricken	1860
Fate	Scrapped 1882
General characteristics
Class and type	Hercule class
Displacement	4440 tonnes
Length	62.50
Beam	16.20
Draught	8.23
Sail plan	3150 m2 of sails
Complement	955 men
Armament	100 guns, including: 32 × 30-pounder long guns (lower deck) 30 × 30-pounder short guns (upper deck) 30 30-pounder carronades (open deck) 4 × 18-pounder long guns (open deck)
Armour	timber

Hercule was a late 100-gun ship of the line of the French Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was launched in 1836, took part in the French campaigns in Algeria and was struck from the navy in 1860. She continued to give service as a hulk, and was broken up in 1882.