HMS Heracles

HMS Heracles
Rating: 5th rate

Class: Achilles Privateer Frigate

Date of Commission: March 7th, 1722

Captain: Charles Naseby

Guns: 44

Crew: 350

Status: in service

History:

Recent Assignments: On active duty.

Notable action

 *  March 15th, 1722: The HMS Heracles served as the flagship of a St. George Squadron battle-group comprised of Sir Roderick Morrow, Mr. Michael Southwick, Captain Sebastion Bach and Captain Chris Sullivan. The standing orders were to cruise the waters off Turtling Bay with the aim to clear Pirates in the area.  Once the menace was driven out, the group moved to Havana in search of targets of opportunity.  The group engaged a small French heavy group and fought to a draw until both disengaged.  Not long after, the group engaged and defeated a Spanish patrol off Havana.


 *  March 18th, 1722: A call went out to clear pirates attempting to attack Puerto Cabezas. The HMS Heracles, under Charles Naseby's command, served in a battle-group comprised of Lord Robert Middlemore, Sir Edward Southwick, and captains Jonathan Berkely, Gideon Ashden, and Lou Riggs.  The group engaged in combat against six pirate vessels, sending all but one to the bottom.  The pirates however refused to withdraw and were once again engaged.  Four enemy ships went up in flames, two simply quit the battle.  The attack on Puerto Cabezas was repulsed.


 *  March 22th, 1722: Urgent dispatches arrived early in the morning, the Pirates were attempting to take Charlestown. The HMS Heracles, under Charles Naseby's command, served in a battle-group that spent nearly nine hours defending the waters near Charlestown against the pirate onslaught.  The group engaged in a series of battles leading to the sinking or taking of a Treason, eight Pirate Hercules Frigates, two Sleek Hercules Frigates, three Curse Blade Frigates, two Dauntless Frigates, one Hercules Frigate, one Capriceux Mastercreat Frigate.  Reinforced by another thirty British warships, the pirates were dislodged from Charlestown.  This massive force then moved onto Cabo Raphael and attacked it, setting it into port battle status within forty minutes.