French ship Duc de Bourgogne (1752)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Peuple.
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Caton.
| File:Lauching Duc de Bourgogne.jpg Launching of the Duc de Bourgogne | |
| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Duc de Bourgogne |
| Namesake: | Duke of Burgundy |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Launched: | 1751 |
| Renamed: |
Laid down as Brave |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1856 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1800 tonnes |
| Length: | 53 metres |
| Beam: | 13.4 metres |
| Draught: | 6.4 metres |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Sail plan: | full rigged |
| Complement: | 840 |
| Armament: |
80 guns |
The Duc de Bourgogne was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was refitted twice, in and 1761 and 1779, having har hull copered.
Under Charles de Ternay, she was the flagship of the expeditionary corps that left on 2 May 1780 for the American war of Independence, and carried the Count of Rochambeau.
She took part in the Battle of the Saintes, where she collided with Bourgogne [1]
In 1792, she was renamed Peuple, and Caton in 1794.
She was eventually broken up in 1800.[2]
