Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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HMS Hercules
From Graces Guide
1869.Balanced Rudder designed by Edward James Reed.
1910. HMS Hercules.
1869 Construction of a ship bearing the name HMS Hercules, sister of HMS Bellerophon
1910 A new battleship of the Dreadnought class, bearing the name Hercules, was constructed by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co; her sister ships included HMS Colossus and HMS Neptune
Article on the history of the ship, later named Fisgard II.[1]
1945 An aircraft carrier was constructed with this name
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