French ship Algésiras (1855)
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Algésiras.
 Algésiras use as a school ship | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Battle of Algeciras |
| Ordered: | 1853 |
| Builder: | Toulon. Plans by Henri Dupuy de Lôme |
| Laid down: | March 1853 |
| Launched: | March 1855 |
| Commissioned: | September 1856 |
| Struck: | 25 November 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Algésiras class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 5160 tonnes |
| Length: | 71.6 m (235 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.1 m (27 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail (2010 m²) 3604 HP 8-boiler steam engine |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 340 men |
| Armament: | 4 138mm guns 4 revolver guns |
| Armour: | timber |
The Algésiras was a 90-gun steam ship of the line of the French Navy.
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
- Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I