French ship Duquesne (1853) explained
The
Duquesne was a 90-gun
Tourville-class sail and
steam ship of the line of the
French Navy.She took part in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War, shelling
Sweaborg on 10 August 1855. She later took part in the
French Intervention in
Mexico as a troop ship.
She was used as a barracks hulk until 1887.
References
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922.
