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On November 30, 1861, off the Azores, the French gunboat Alecton spotted a 20 foot long giant squid at the surface. The ship fired cannons and harpooned the beast. The crew lassoed its tail, but the soft body tore; only a fragment was salvaged. The specimen reached Paris, confirming ancient legends of giant squids. The log—verified by the French Academy—proved pivotal. It bridged sailor tales and science. The Alecton encounter remains the first documented human-giant squid battle and inspired Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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