Name Algésiras Ordered 1853 Commissioned September 1856 Launched March 1855 Weight 5,160 tons Draft 8.1 m | Namesake Battle of Algeciras Laid down March 1853 Construction started March 1853 Length 72 m Displacement 5.16 million kg | |
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Builder Toulon. Plans by Henri Dupuy de Lôme | ||
The Algésiras was a 90-gun steam ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was the first production ship built on the principles of the "fast ship of the line" pioneered by Napoléon.
Career
In 1859, she took part in the blockade of Venice and various operations in the Mediterranean.
She was decommissioned in 1865 and used as a transport. She was later used as a school ship.
On 25 November 1906, she was destroyed in Toulon by an accidental fire.
References
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