Dupleix

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Dupleix could refer to one of the following:

• Joseph François Dupleix, governor general of the French establishment in India in the 18th century

Four ships of the French Navy have been named Dupleix:

• Dupleix (1856-1887) famous for her involvement in the Japanese revolution
• a 7700 tonne armoured cruiser (1897-1919): built in Rochefort and launched on the 28 April 1900
• Dupleix, French heavy cruiser of the Suffren class, launched 9 October, 1930
• the latest Dupleix is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate

Two French commercial ships have also bourne the name:

• a three-masted barque (1901-1917) sunk by the German commerce raider Seeadler on the 5 March 1917
• a cargo ship (1914-1942) sunk in the Pacific by a Japanese submarine.

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