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François Pestel
François Timothée Benjamin Pestel (13 December 1763 in Honfleur – 1828) was a French naval engineer of the Age of Sail. He was the younger brother of the French ship builder and naval architect Jean-Louis Pestel. Biography Pestel notably worked on the ''Abeille''-class brigs, other brigs and the ''Consolante''-class frigates. By 1824, he was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and of the Order of Saint Louis The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (french: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis) is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a rewar .... p.120 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pestel, Francois[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honfleur
Honfleur () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. The people that inhabit Honfleur are called ''Honfleurais.'' It is especially known for its old port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted frequently by artists. There have been many notable artists, including, Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind, forming the ''école de Honfleur'' (Honfleur school) which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement. The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell tower separate from the principal building, is the largest wooden church in France. History The first written record of Honfleur is a reference by Richard III, Duke of Normandy, in 1027. By the middle of the 12th century, the city represented a significant transit point for goods from Rouen to England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Engineer
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications ( brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Sail
The Age of Sail is a periodization, period that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th century, 16th (or mid-15th century, 15th) to the mid-19th century, 19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in globalization, global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of Naval artillery in the Age of Sail, naval artillery, and ultimately reached its highest extent at the advent of the analogue Steam power during the Industrial Revolution, Age of Steam. Enabled by the advances of the related Maritime history#Age of Navigation, Age of Navigation, it is identified as a distinctive element of the early modern period and the Age of Discovery. Especially in context of the latter, it refers to a more particular Eurocentric Age of Sail, while generally the Age of Sail is the culminating period of a long intercontinental Sailing#History, history of sailing. Periodization Like most History by period, periodic eras, the definition is inexact but instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Pestel
Jean-Louis Pestel was a French ship builder and naval architect active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the older brother of François Pestel, who was also a ship builder and naval architect. Vessels Jean-Louis Pestel built or designed include: * was a 12-gun brig launched in 1793 that the Royal Navy captured in 1798. The British named her HMS ''Aventurier'' and disposed of her in 1802. * was a 22-gun storeship (''gabarre'') launched in 1794 and condemned in 1807. She then served as a prison hulk in 1806. * was a launched in 1795 and broken up in 1815. *''Merveilleuse'' was a 27-ton (French; "of load") privateer schooner from Honfleur Honfleur () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. The people that inhabit Honf ..., commissioned in 1798. His Majesty's hired armed ship captured her on 7 April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille-class Brig
The ''Abeille'' class was a type of 16-gun brig, brig-corvette of the French Navy, designed by François Pestel with some units refined by Pierre-Jacques-Nicolas Rolland. They were armed with either 24-pounder carronades, or a mixture of light 6-pounder long guns and lighter carronades. Twenty-one ships of this type were built between 1801 and 1812, and served in the Napoleonic Wars. The four first ships were ordered in bulk on 24 December 1800, but two (French brig Mouche (1800), ''Mouche'' and French brig Serin (1802), ''Serin'') could not be completed due to shortages of timbers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolante-class Frigate
The ''Consolante class frigate'' carried a main battery consisting of 18-pounder long guns. The designers were François Pestel and Jacques-Noël Sané Jacques-Noël Sané (18 February 1740, Brest – 22 August 1831, Paris) was a French naval engineer. He was the conceptor of standardised designs for ships of the line and frigates fielded by the French Navy in the 1780s, which served during the .... * ''Consolante'' :Builder: Saint Malo :Ordered: :Launched: 22 July 1800 :Completed: :Fate: * ''Piémontaise'' :Builder: Saint Servan :Ordered: :Launched: 15 November 1804 :Completed: :Fate: * ''Italienne'' :Builder: Saint Servan :Ordered: :Launched: 15 August 1806 :Completed: :Fate: * ''Danae'' :Builder: Genoa :Ordered: :Launched: 18 August 1807 :Completed: :Fate: * ''Bellone'' :Builder: Saint Servan :Ordered: :Launched: February 1808 :Completed: :Fate: * ''Néréide'' :Builder: Saint Servan :Ordered: :Launched: December 1808 :Completed: :Fate: * ''Illyrienne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' ( Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were abolished and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, to create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers. From this wish was instituted a , a body of men that was not an ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint Louis
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (french: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis) is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a reward for exceptional officers, notable as the first decoration that could be granted to non-nobles. By the authorities of the French Republic, it is considered a predecessor of the Legion of Honour, with which it shares the red ribbon (though the Legion of Honour is awarded to military personnel and civilians alike). Although officially abolished by the government authorities of the July Revolution in 1830 following the French Revolution, its activities carried on as a dynastic order of the formerly sovereign royal family. As such, it is still recognised by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry. Members The King was the Grand Master of the order, and the Dauphin was automatically a member as well. The Order had three cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1763 Births
Events January–March * January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro. * February 1 – The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Mecklenburg County from the western portion of Anson County. The county is named for Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who married George III of the United Kingdom in 1761. * February 10 – Seven Years' War – French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war, and France cedes Canada (New France) to Great Britain. * February 15 – The Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria, and their allies France and Russia. * February 23 – The Berbice Slave Uprising starts in the former Dutch colony of Berbice. * March 1 – Charles Townshend becomes President of the Board of Trade in the British government. April–June * April 6 – The Théâtre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1828 Deaths
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