French ship Duc de Bourgogne (1751)

Launching of the Duc de Bourgogne
History
France
NameDuc de Bourgogne
NamesakeDuke of Burgundy
BuilderRochefort
Laid downJanuary 1749
Launched20 October 1751
CompletedDecember 1752
Renamed
  • Laid down as Brave
  • 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 ft 5 in)
Beam14.46 m (47 ft 5 in)
Draught7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Depth of hold7.31 m (24 ft 0 in)
Sail planFull-rigged
Complement850, + 8–14 officers
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • 30 × 36-pounder guns
  • 32 × 18-pounder guns
  • 18 × 8-pounder guns

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

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