French ship Duquesne

Eight ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Abraham Duquesne:

Ships named Duquesne

• Duquesne, (1787) a 74-gun ship of the line
• Duquesne, (1811) a captured Russian 73-gun ship, used as a school ship
• Duquesne, (1813) an 86-gun ship
• Duquesne, (1813) a Bucentaure class 80-gun ship of the line
• Duquesne, (1847) a steam and sail ship of the line
• Duquesne, an unbuilt Lyon-class battleship (1914)
• Duquesne, a heavy cruiser (1924-1955)
• Duquesne (D603), a Template:Sclass- frigate
• A Barracuda-class submarine is scheduled to bear the name

Furthermore, Montebello, a Template:Sclass- 74-gun ship of the line, was started as Duquesne before being renamed. She was seized by Austria, while under construction, at the fall of Venice in 1813.

Ships of the French Navy named Duquesne

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  Gaspar Vence on Duquesne (1787) reaches Toulon with a convoy of food and drives three British ships away, 2 April 1794
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  Duquesne (1847) , drawing by Louis Le Breton
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  Duquesne in 1943
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  Duquesne (D603) in 2004

Notes, citations, and references

References

• Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 à 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. p. 81. ISBN 2-903179-30-1.

External links

• Template:Fr icon Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Duquesne on NetMarine.net