French ship Algésiras (1855)

French ship Algésiras (1855)

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.


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