Albert Auguste Gicquel des Touches (10 April 1818 in Brest – 18 May 1901 in Versailles) was a French naval officer. He also served as naval minister from May to November 1877. Gicquel des Touches joined the Navy in 1832, serving on the Aspirant on 16 October 1833 and the Vessel Teaches on 1 May 1838. He also served aboard the Juno, the Station Brazil, and La Plata from 1838 to 1841. Subsequently, Gicquel des Touches was aboard the Belle Poule, where he performed a new campaign in these waters and was noticed by his superiors for his hydrographic observations from 1842 to 1843.