Action of 14 April 1655

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The Battle of Porto Farina took place at Porto Farina on 4 April 1655 in northern Tunisia, when an English fleet under General-at-Sea Robert Blake destroyed the vessels of several Barbary corsairs. Blake's fleet destroyed two shore batteries and nine Algerian ships in Porto Farina, the first time shore batteries had been taken out without landing men ashore.

1655  Wikidata
naval battle, Commonwealth of England, Eyalet of Tunis, 

HMS P48, 

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Location: 37.1667, 10.1833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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