French ship Duquesne (1788)

the Duquesne
Gaspar Vence on Duquesne reaches Toulon with a convoy of food and drives three British ships away, 2 April 1794
History
French Navy Ensign France
NameDuquesne
NamesakeAbraham Duquesne
Laid downJanuary 1788
Launched2 September 1788
In service1789
Captured24 July 1803
United Kingdom
NameHMS Duquesne[1]
AcquiredCaptured on 24 July 1803
FateBroken up in 1805
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement2,966 tonnes
Tons burthen1,901 bm[3]
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Duquesne was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was captured by the British in 1803, and broken up in 1805.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nd2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire – caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. ^ Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. P. 106.

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