British Third Rate ship of the line 'Duquesne' (1803)

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Duquesne
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Duquesne' (1788) (74) 1788-1803 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	25.7.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 2"Imperial Feet55.4742
Length of Keel150' 4 ½"Imperial Feet45.7327
Breadth48' 9 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold15' 1"Imperial Feet4.5771
Burthen1,903 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 4.1804CaptainBWAS-17934.1804 - 7.1804CaptainBWAS-17937.1804 - 8.1804CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1804 - 10.1804MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
22.8.1804Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
7.1805Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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