Algésiras-class ship of the line
 The Borda (ex-Intrépide) as a school ship | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Algésiras |
| Operators: |
 French Navy |
| Preceded by: | |
| Succeeded by: | Ville de Nantes class |
| Completed: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | 90-gun ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 5040 tonnes |
| Length: | 71.46 m (234 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 16.86 m (55 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 7.48 m (24 ft 6 in) |
| Speed: | 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) |
| 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.
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1855
- Fate:
- Arcole
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1855
- Fate:
- Impérial
- Builder:
- Ordered: 1856
- Launched:
- Fate:
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1864
- Fate:
- Redoutable
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched: 1857
- Fate:
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