Formidable was an 80-gun Tonnant-class ship of the line of the French Navy, laid down in August 1794 and given the name Formidable, on 5 October, but renamed Figuieres on 4 December 1794, although the
Formidable (second from right) at the Second Battle of Algeciras
Second Battle of Algeciras
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The Second Battle of Algeciras was fought on 12 July 1801 between a Royal Navy squadron and a larger Spanish and French squadron in the Gut of Gibraltar during the Algeciras campaign of the war of the
French ship Formidable (1795)
…Formidable (second from right) at the Second Battle of Algeciras History France Name Formidable Builder Toulon Laid down August 1794 Launched 17 March 1795 In service 27 October 1795 Renamed Renamed Figuieres on 4…
Saumarez's fleet preparing to set sail from Gibraltar on 12 July 1801
San Hermenegildo and Real Carlos on fire after mistakenly firing on one other
Engraving of the late stages of the battle by Robert Dodd