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Honour - Porto Farina 1655 |
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The action took place at Porto Farina, on the Tunisian coast, North Africa. An English fleet of 24 ships under General-at-Sea Robert Blake, was sent to the Mediterranean to conduct operations as a reprisal for Barbary pirates attacks against English shipping. The Bey of Tunis rejected the English demands for redress and Blake began bombarding the Bey's forts. A force of 9 Algerian ships were then located at nearby Porto Farina. Fifteen English ships forced the harbour entrance, silenced some shore batteries, destroyed all 9 Algerian ships and withdrew.
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| Amity | Andrew | Bridgewater | Foresight | George |
| Kentish | Merlin | Mermaid | Newcastle | Pearl |
| Plymouth | Princess Maria | Success | Unicorn | Worcester |
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This page last edited -
31 January, 2013.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |
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