''Duquesne'' was a
74-gun ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
of the
French Navy. She was captured by the British in 1803, and broken up in 1805.
French service
In 1793, under Captain
Vence
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Ecclesiastical history
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, she escorted an important convoy to the
Levant, and then escaped a watching Anglo-Spanish squadron.
In 1795, under Captain
Allemand, she took part in the
Battle of Cape Noli
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, and in the
Battle of Hyères Islands.
From mid-1801, she was armed
en flûte and used as a troop ship. On 22 November 1802, she departed Toulon, bound to Saint-Domingue under Commodore
Quérangal,
along with
''Guerrière'' and
''Duguay-Trouin''.
The flotilla found itself caught in the
Blockade of Saint-Domingue by the British ships , , , , and . ''Guerrière'' and ''Duguay-Trouin'' managed to escape, and ''Duquesne'', separated from the squadron, attempted to flee in the night. She was discovered by ''Tartar'' and ''Vanguard'' the next afternoon, and after a short artillery duel, ''Duquesne'', outnumbered by her opponents, struck her colours.
Fate
''Duquesne'' was incorporated in the Royal Navy as HMS ''Duquesne''. In 1804, she ran aground on the
Morant Cays
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. She was refloated in 1805, and sailed to England to be broken up.
See also
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List of ships of the line of France
References
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External links
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
Téméraire-class ships of the line
1788 ships
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