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Algésiras class ship of the line

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Name
  
Algésiras

Preceded by
  
Hercule class Napoléon

Completed
  
5

Operators
  
French Navy

Succeeded by
  
Ville de Nantes class

Algésiras-class ship of the line

Type
  
90-gun ship of the line

The Algésiras class was a late type of 90-gun ships of the line used by the French navy. They were designed from the beginning to use a combination of sail and steam engine for propulsion.

After the breakthrough of the Napoléon, the Algésiras class was the improved designed which went into mass production.

  • Algésiras
    • Builder: Ordered: Launched: 1855 Fate:
  • Arcole
    • Builder: Ordered: Launched: 1855 Fate:
  • Impérial
    • Builder: Ordered: 1856 Launched: Fate:
  • Intrépide
    • Builder: Ordered: Launched: 1864 Fate:
  • Redoutable
    • Builder: Ordered: Launched: 1857 Fate:

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