French ship Duguesclin (1848)
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The Duguesclin was a 90-gun Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the second ship in French service named in honour of Bertrand du Guesclin.
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1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Duguesclin's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine | |
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Name | Duguesclin |
Namesake | Bertrand du Guesclin |
Builder | Rochefort [1] |
Laid down | 26 March 1823 [1] |
Launched | 3 May 1848 [1] |
Stricken | 17 December 1859 [1] |
Fate | Ran aground and lost, scrapped on site |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Suffren class ship of the line |
Displacement | 4 070 tonnes |
Length | 60.50 m (198.5 ft) |
Beam | 16.28 m (53.4 ft) |
Draught | 7.40 m (24.3 ft) |
Propulsion | 3114 m² of sails |
Complement | 810 to 846 men |
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Armour | 6.97 cm of timber |
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