French ship Duc d'Aquitaine (1754)
History | |
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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 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Displacement | ~2,300 tons |
Tons burthen | 1,358 (bm) |
Length |
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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 |
Complement |
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Armament |
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Duc d'Aquitaine was a 64-gun
Construction
The ship was 159 feet 10 inches (48.72 m) long at the gundeck (143 feet 10 inches (43.84 m) at the keel), with a beam of 42 feet 7 inches (12.98 m) and a depth of 18 feet 1 inch (5.51 m).[1][a] She was assessed at 1,358 tons Builder's Old Measurement,[2] with a displacement of about 2,300 tons. Propulsion was by sails, and she was rigged as a full-rigged ship.[1]
Armament
Provision was made for her to carry 64 guns. As built, she was armed with 4×36-pounder guns and 16×12 pounder guns, giving a broadside of 168
Merchant service
Duc d'Acquitaine was built by Nicholas Levasseur at
Capture
Duc d'Acquitaine was a casualty of the
Duc d'Acquitaine lost all her masts in the battle.
Fate
On 1 January 1761, HMS Duc d'Aquitaine was caught in a cyclone off Pondicherry, India She had been anchored and attempted to go out to sea, but was unable to and so reanchored. The storm overwhelmed her and she foundered; only 19 men survived. The same storm claimed four other warships as well. HMS Sunderland foundered in much the same manner as HMS Duc D'Aquitaine, and with a similar outcome. HMS Newcastle, HMS Queenborough, and HMS Protector were all driven onshore and wrecked.[5]
Notes
- Pied du Roi, these measurements were 150' 0", 135 0", 40' 0" and 17' 0" respectively.
Citations
- ^ a b c d "French Merchant east indiaman 'Duc d'Aquitaine' (1754)". Threedecks. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 178.
- ^ a b "No. 9694". The London Gazette. 7 June 1754. p. 2.
- ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Duc d'Aquitaine' (1754)". Threedecks. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p.44-5.
References
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.