Ship of the line of the French Navy
Loss of a longboat of Algésiras in a storm, 9 August 1831.
History
France
Name Algésiras
Namesake Battle of Algeciras
Ordered 20 February 1812
Builder Lorient
Laid down 1 April 1812
Launched 21 August 1823
In service 20 August 1828
Stricken 1846
Fate Hulked 1846
General characteristics
Class and type Bucentaure -class
Type ship of the line
Length
55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam 15.27 m (50.10 ft)
Depth of hold 7.63 m (25.03 ft)
Propulsion Sail
Sail plan 2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement 866
Armament
The Algésiras was an 80-gun Bucentaure -class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy , designed by Sané .
She took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830 , under Captain Ponée, and in the Battle of the Tagus the next year, under Captain Moulac .
In 1832, she was used as a troopship to ferry troops to Algeria. In 1836, she cruised the Caribbean with Artémise .
Algésiras was featured in Les Misérables , where she is mislabeled as a frigate:
The frigate Algesiras was anchored alongside the Orion, and the poor convict had fallen between the two vessels Book second, chapter III [1]
The ship was struck in 1846 and used as a prison hulk.[ 1]
Citations
^ Winfield & Roberts p.58
References
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6 . OCLC 165892922 .
Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861 . Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2 .