French ship Duc d'Aquitaine (1754)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Duc D'Aquitaine and HMS Duc D'Aquitaine.
Duc d'Aquitaine was a 64-gun East Indiaman of the Compagnie des Indes, launched in 1754. On 30 May 1757, she was captured by the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Duc D'Aquitaine. She foundered in 1761 and was lost.
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France | |
Name | Duc d'Aquitaine |
Owner | Compagnie des Indes |
Builder | Nicholas Levasseur, Lorient |
Laid down | September 1753 |
Launched | 22 July 1754 |
Commissioned | January 1755 |
Captured | 30 May 1757 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Duc D'Aquitaine |
Acquired | 30 May 1757 |
In service | April 1758 |
Out of service | 1 January 1761 |
Fate | Wrecked |
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Displacement | ~2,300 tons |
Tons burthen | 1,358 (bm) |
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Beam | 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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