French ship Duquesne (1847)
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 9:29 am
Duquesne is a 90-gun Touville-class sail and steamship of the line of the French Navy. Launched at Brest in 1847. Displacement 4400t. Steam engine 650HP. It took part in the Baltic theater of the Crimean War, shelling Sveaborg on 10 August 1855, as part of the Baltic Fleet off Kronstadt, ships of the LR; Orion; Du Ken; Royal George; Tourville, Admiral Penot's flagship. She later participated in the French intervention in Mexico as a warship.
Until 1887 it was used as a barracks hulk. Scrapped 1887.
Grenada 2019; 4$.
Source: https://military-history.fandom.com/wik ... sne_(1847).
Until 1887 it was used as a barracks hulk. Scrapped 1887.
Grenada 2019; 4$.
Source: https://military-history.fandom.com/wik ... sne_(1847).