French ship Algésiras (1823)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Algésiras.

History
Loss of a longboat of Algésiras in a storm, 9 August 1831.
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
Struck:	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:	80 guns 30 × 36-pounders 32 × 24-pounders 18 × 12-pounders 6 × 36-pounder obusiers

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

”

References

Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I

Bucentaure-class ship-of-the-line

Bucentaure Neptune (1803) Robuste Ville de Varsovie Donawerth Eylau Friedland Sceptre Tilsitt Auguste Pacificateur Illustre Diadème Conquérant Duquesne Magnifique Centaure Neptune (1818) Algésiras Jupiter Vesuvio Mars Alexandre Tibre Atlas Fougueux

Preceded by: Tonnant class Followed by: Suffren class List of ships of the line of France

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