French ship Duguesclin (1848)

	1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Duguesclin's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
History
France
Name	Duguesclin
Namesake	Bertrand du Guesclin
Builder	Rochefort
Laid down	26 March 1823
Launched	3 May 1848
Stricken	17 December 1859
Fate	Ran aground and lost, scrapped on site
General characteristics
Class and type	Suffren class ship of the line
Displacement	4 070 tonnes
Length	60.50 m (198.5 ft)
Beam	16.28 m (53.4 ft)
Draught	7.40 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion	3114 m² of sails
Complement	810 to 846 men
Armament	1824-1839:; 30 × 30-pounder long guns on lower deck; 32 × 30-pounder short guns on middle deck; 24 × 30-pounder carronades and 4 × 18-pounders on upper decks; 1839-1840; 26 × 30-pounder long guns and 4 × 22cm Paixhans guns on lower deck; 32 × 30-pounder short guns on middle deck; 24 × 30-pounder carronades and 4 × 16 cm Paixhans guns on upper decks;
Armour	6.97 cm of timber

The Duguesclin was a 90-gun Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the second ship in French service named in honour of Bertrand du Guesclin.

History
1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Duguesclin's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
France
Name	Duguesclin
Namesake	Bertrand du Guesclin
Builder	Rochefort ^[1]
Laid down	26 March 1823 ^[1]
Launched	3 May 1848 ^[1]
Stricken	17 December 1859 ^[1]
Fate	Ran aground and lost, scrapped on site
General characteristics
Class and type	Suffren class ship of the line
Displacement	4 070 tonnes
Length	60.50 m (198.5 ft)
Beam	16.28 m (53.4 ft)
Draught	7.40 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion	3114 m² of sails
Complement	810 to 846 men
Armament	1824-1839: 30 × 30-pounder long guns on lower deck 32 × 30-pounder short guns on middle deck 24 × 30-pounder carronades and 4 × 18-pounders on upper decks 1839-1840 26 × 30-pounder long guns and 4 × 22cm Paixhans guns on lower deck 32 × 30-pounder short guns on middle deck 24 × 30-pounder carronades and 4 × 16 cm Paixhans guns on upper decks
Armour	6.97 cm of timber