French ship Duquesne (1847)

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

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Duquesne.
The Duquesne, drawing by Louis Le Breton
History
France
Namesake: Abraham Duquesne
Builder: Brest
Launched: 2 December 1853
Fate: Scrapped 1887
General characteristics
Class and type: Tourville-class ship of the line
Displacement: 4400 tonnes
Length: 61.40 m (201.4 ft)
Beam: 16.69 m (54.8 ft) [1]
Draught: 7.23 m (23.7 ft)[1]
Propulsion:
  • Sail
  • Steam engine, 650 HP
Armament: 90 guns
Armour: Timber

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. 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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