The Borda (ex-Intrépide) as a school ship |
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Algésiras |
Operators: | French Navy |
Preceded by: | Napoléon |
Succeeded by: | Ville de Nantes class |
Completed: | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | 90-gun ship of the line |
Displacement: | 5040 tonnes |
Length: | 71.46 metres |
Beam: | 16.86 metres |
Draught: | 7.48 metres |
Speed: | 12 to 13 knots (24 km/h) |
Complement: | 910 men |
Armament: | 92 guns |
Armour: | Timber |
Notes: | Ships in class include: Algésiras, Arcole, Impérial, Intrépide, Redoutable |
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.