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French ship Duquesne (1853)

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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Duquesne.
The Duquesne, drawing by Louis Le Breton
History
France
NamesakeAbraham Duquesne
BuilderBrest
Launched2 December 1853
Fatescrapped
General characteristics
Class and type90-gun ship of the line
Displacement4400 tonnes
Length61.40 m (201.4 ft)
Beam16.69 m (54.8 ft) [1]
Draught7.23 m (23.7 ft)[1]
Propulsion
  • Sail
  • Steam engine, 650 HP
Armament90 guns
ArmourTimber

The Duquesne was a 90-gun sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy.

She took part in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War, shelling Sweaborg on 10 August 1855. She later took part in the French Intervention in Mexico as a troop ship.

She was used as a barracks hulk until 1887.

References

  1. ^ a b Sail ships of the line (3rd class, 80-90 guns)
  • Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I
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