French ship Duquesne (1847)

For other ships of the same name, see French ship Duquesne.
The Duquesne, drawing by Louis Le Breton
Career (France)
Namesake: Abraham Duquesne
Builder: Brest
Launched: 2 December 1853
Fate: scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type:90-gun 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:Sail
Steam engine, 650 HP
Armament:90 guns
Armour:Timber

The Duquesne was a 90-gun 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.

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