French ship Duquesne

Nine ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Abraham Duquesne:

Ships named Duquesne

Furthermore, Montebello, a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line, was started as Duquesne before being renamed. She was seized by Austria, while under construction, at the fall of Venice in 1813.[1]

Ships of the French Navy named Duquesne
Gaspar Vence on Duquesne (1787) reaches Toulon with a convoy of food and drives three British ships away, 2 April 1794 
Duquesne (1847) , drawing by Louis Le Breton 
Duquesne in 1943 
Duquesne (D603) in 2004 

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Demerliac, p.81, no 575

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