French ship Duc de Bourgogne (1751)

Launching of the Duc de Bourgogne
History
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NameDuc de Bourgogne
NamesakeDuke of Burgundy
BuilderRochefort [1]
Laid downJanuary 1749 [1]
Launched20 October 1751 [1]
CompletedDecember 1752 [1]
Renamed
  • Laid down as Brave [1]
  • renamed Peuple in September 1792
  • then Caton in February 1794
FateBroken up in 1800-1801
General characteristics
Displacement3,400 tons
Tons burthen1,800 tons (port)
Length56.52 m (185.4 ft)
Beam14.46 m (47.4 ft)
Draught7.15 m (23.5 ft)
Depth of hold7.31 m (24.0 ft)
Propulsionsail
Sail planfull rigged
Complement850, +8/14 officers
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • 30 36-pounder guns
  • 32 18-pounder guns
  • 18 8-pounder guns

The Duc de Bourgogne was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

  1. ^ a b c d e Roche (2005), p. 159.