French ship Duquesne (1876)

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 ironclad cruiser, by Henry E. Traumer, on display at the Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
History
France
Name: Duquesne
Builder: Arsenal de Rochefort
Laid down: 1873
Launched: 1876
Struck: 1901
General characteristics
Class and type: unprotected cruiser
Displacement: 5,905 tonnes (5,812 long tons)
Length: 100.4 meters at water level
Beam: 15.2 meters
Draught: 7.98 meters maximum
Speed: 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Range: 4,400 nautical miles at 10 knots (8,149 km at 19 km/h)
Complement: 551

The Duquesne was an ironclad unprotected cruiser built for the French navy. It was the sixth ship in the French navy to be named for Abraham Duquesne. It was laid down at Arsenal de Rochefort in 1873 and launched in 1876. It was in service for 25 years and was struck in 1901.

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