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''Algésiras'' was a 74-gun French ship of the line built at Lorient in 1804, named after the Battle of Algeciras. In 1805 she sailed to the West Indies with where they joined a French fleet under Vice-Admiral Villeneuve. In October 1805 she took part in the Battle of Trafalgar, under Rear Admiral Charles Magon. She was engaged by at point-blank range, and Magon attempted a boarding, but the boarding party was annihilated by British fire which killed all but one of the party, who was made prisoner. Magon was killed. The fight went on for an hour with ''Tonnant''s starboard guns duelling with the ''Algésiras'', the port guns with , and the forward guns aimed at the . ''Algésiras'' finally surrendered to ''Tonnant'' at around 14:30. During the storm after the battle, her crew rose up against the British prize crew, and recaptured the ship. She sailed to Cádiz flying French colours. On 14 June 1808 she was captured by the Spanish along with all the other French ships in Cadiz. ==See also== *List of ships captured in the 19th century 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French ship Algésiras (1804)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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