French ship Algésiras (1823)
Introduction 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.
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