 The Duquesne, drawing by
Louis Le Breton
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| 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 |
|
| Armament | 90 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
The Duquesne was a 90-gun Tourville-class 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.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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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 |
|
| Armament | 90 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
The Duquesne was a 90-gun Tourville-class 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.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.