French ship Duc D'Aquitaine (1754)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Duc D'Aquitaine |
| Launched: | 1754 |
| Captured: | 30 May 1757 |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Duc D'Aquitaine |
| Acquired: | 30 May 1757 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1761 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1358 tons (1379.8 tonnes) |
| Length: | 159 ft 5 in (48.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Duc D'Aquitaine and HMS Duc D'Aquitaine.
Duc D'Aquitaine was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1754.
On 30 May 1757 she was captured by the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Duc D'Aquitaine. She foundered in 1761 and was lost.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p178.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
