French ship Duquesne (1788)
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.
Gaspar Vence on Duquesne reaches Toulon with a convoy of food and drives three British ships away, 2 April 1794 | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Duquesne |
Namesake | Abraham Duquesne |
Laid down | January 1788 |
Launched | 2 September 1788 |
In service | 1789 |
Captured | 24 July 1803 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Duquesne |
Acquired | Captured on 24 July 1803 |
Fate | Broken up in 1805 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
Displacement | 2,966 tonnes |
Tons burthen | 1,901 bm |
Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
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