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French ship Duquesne (1847)
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The Duquesne was a 90-gun sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy
French Navy
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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
Mexico
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as a troop ship.
She was used as a barracks hulk until 1887.