French ship Algésiras (1823) explained
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 ship was struck in 1846 and used as a prison hulk.[1]
References
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922.
- Book: Winfield . Rif . Roberts . Stephen S. . French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861 . 2015 . Seaforth Publishing . Barnsley . 978-184832-204-2.
Notes and References
- Winfield & Roberts p.58