French ship Duquesne (1788)
Duquesne at the action of 2 April 1794 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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, 24 July 1803 |
| Fate | Broken up, July 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,537 port tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 m (183 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 14.46 m (47 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 7.15 m (23.5 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 705 |
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Duquesne was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1780s. Completed in 1789, she played a minor role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. She was captured by the British in 1803, and broken up in 1805.