French ship Duc d'Aquitaine (1754)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Duc D'Aquitaine and HMS Duc D'Aquitaine.

History
France
NameDuc d'Aquitaine
OwnerCompagnie des Indes
BuilderNicholas Levasseur, Lorient
Laid downSeptember 1753
Launched22 July 1754
CommissionedJanuary 1755
Captured30 May 1757
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameDuc D'Aquitaine
Acquired30 May 1757
In serviceApril 1758
Out of service1 January 1761
FateWrecked
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement~2,300 tons
Tons burthen1,358 (bm)
Length
  • 159 ft 5 in (48.59 m) (gundeck)
  • 143 ft 10 in (43.84 m) (keel)
Beam42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • 269 (1755)
  • 493 (1757)
  • 590 (1758)
Armament
  • 20 guns (1755)
  • 50 guns (1757)
  • 64 guns (1758)

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.