French ship Duquesne (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 Breton
History
France
Namesake	Abraham Duquesne
Builder	Brest
Launched	2 December 1853
Fate	Scrapped 1887
General characteristics
Class and type	Tourville-class ship of the line
Displacement	4400 tonnes
Length	61.40 m (201.4 ft)
Beam	16.69 m (54.8 ft)
Draught	7.23 m (23.7 ft)
Propulsion	Sail Steam engine, 650 HP
Armament	90 guns
Armour	Timber

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

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.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.