Duquesne

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Duquesne can refer to:

French admiral Abraham Duquesne and the 8 vessels in the French Navy named after him:

• 74-gun ship of the line (1787–1803)
• 73-gun school ship (1811–1814)
• 86-gun ship of the line (1811–1814)
• 74-gun ship of the line (1814–1836)
• 82-gun steam and sail ship of the line (1847–1867)
• 29 000 ton battleship (1914, never commissioned)
• 10 000 ton cruiser Duquesne class of the Free French Naval Forces (1924–1955)
• First-rank frigate, the FS Duquesne (1977—)

French governor Ange Duquesne and things in or near Pittsburgh named after him:

• Duquesne Incline
• Duquesne, Pennsylvania
• Duquesne University
• Fort Duquesne
• Duquesne Gardens
• Pennsylvania Railroad's Duquesne passenger train, renamed the Keystone by Amtrak

Other:

• Duquesne, Missouri
• Calleigh Duquesne is a character in the television series CSI: Miami
• Skylark DuQuesne was a novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith.
• Duquesne Dukes: the name of Duquesne University's athletic teams