Action of 8 May 1802
| Action of 8 May 1802 | |||||||
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| Part of Barbary–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Algiers | Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Raïs Hamidou | Luís Seguin Deshon † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 frigate 40–44 guns 150 janissaries 300 crew |
1 frigate 36–44 guns 282–300 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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36 killed 40 wounded |
50 killed 67 wounded Remaining crew captured | ||||||
The action of 8 May 1802 was a single-ship action which took place in the Mediterranean Sea, when a 36-gun Portuguese frigate, commanded by the French capitão de mar e guerra João Luís de Seguin Deshon, was captured by a 44-gun Algerian frigate, commanded by the privateer Raïs Hamidou.