Part of the Baltic Fleet off Cronstadt, ships L-R; Orion; Du Quesne; Royal George; Tourville, Flag Ship of Admiral Penaud. Illustrated London News 1855
^ abSail ships of the line (3rd class, 80-90 guns)
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Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
April 12, 2024
french, ship, duquesne, 1853, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, duquesne, duquesne, tourville, class, sail, steam, ship, line, french, navy, duquesne, drawing, louis, bretonhistoryfrancenamesakeabraham, duquesnebuilderbrestlaunched2, december, 1853. For other ships with the same name see French ship Duquesne The Duquesne was a 90 gun Tourville class sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy The Duquesne drawing by Louis Le BretonHistoryFranceNamesakeAbraham DuquesneBuilderBrestLaunched2 December 1853FateScrapped 1887General characteristicsClass and typeTourville class ship of the lineDisplacement4400 tonnesLength61 40 m 201 4 ft Beam16 69 m 54 8 ft 1 Draught7 23 m 23 7 ft 1 PropulsionSail Steam engine 650 HPArmament90 gunsArmourTimber Part of the Baltic Fleet off Cronstadt ships L R Orion Du Quesne Royal George Tourville Flag Ship of Admiral Penaud Illustrated London News 1855She 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 Citations edit a b Sail ships of the line 3rd class 80 90 guns References editRoche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours 1 1671 1870 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ship Duquesne 1853 amp oldid 1168828330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
