French cruiser Duquesne (1876)

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Detail of an oil painting of the Duquesne, a hybrid ship with an iron hull and two funnels from its seam plant, but also three masts. The sails are furled, but the rigging is considerable. The hull is grey and darker at the waterline. There is a row of gunports. The funnels are red and the French tricolor flies from both the bow and stern. The water is dark and a dark cloud silhouettes the ship.
Detail of "The Duquesne" (1903), painting of the twenty-one gun French iron-hulled cruiser, by Henry E. Traumer, on display at the Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
History
France
NameDuquesne
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down1873
Launched1876
Stricken1901
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeUnprotected cruiser
Displacement5,905 tonnes (5,812 long tons)
Length100.4 m (329 ft) at water level
Beam15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught7.98 m (26.2 ft) maximum
Speed16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement551

The French cruiser Duquesne was an unprotected cruiser built for the French Navy. It was the sixth ship in the French Navy to be named for Abraham Duquesne. The ship was laid down at Arsenal de Rochefort in 1873 and launched in 1876. It was struck in 1901.

References[]

  • Gogin, Ivan (2014). "Duquesne Iron Unprotected Cruiser (1878)". Navypedia. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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