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Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
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1.4.1751 | Appointed Elève Ingenieur Constructeur de la Marine at Paris of the Naval Construction School created by Duhamel du Monceau | ref:673 | |
1.7.1754 | Appointed Sous-Constructeur de la Marine | ref:673 | |
aft.1.7.1754 | bef.5.1759 | He was sent to Brest , where he built , under the direction of the chief builder Coulomb , the 16-gun corvettes Escarboucle and Calypso and the 12 corvettes Hyacinthe and Ecureuil .He is also working on the overhaul of the ships of 74 Intrepid, 70 Northumberland and 64 Dragon and the Protée , and the refit of the 80 ship the Tonnant .He also carries out missions in Brittany relating to logging . | ref:673 |
8.1756 | Launched L'Ecureuil (14)
1756-1762 , Corvette at Brest - Brittany
French 14 Gun Unrated Corvette | NNF-1715 | |
9.1756 | Launched La Calypso (16)
1756-1772 , Corvette at Brest - Brittany
French 16 Gun Unrated Corvette | NNF-1715 | |
12.1756 | Launched La Hyacinthe (14)
1756-1760 , Corvette at Brest - Brittany
French 14 Gun Unrated Corvette | ref:673 | |
5.1759 | He went to Le Havre , Dunkirk , Boulogne and St Valéry where he directed the construction of 50 flat boats .Back in Brest , he carried out various works on the port . | ref:673 | |
1760 | Launched La Flamande (1)
1760-1768 , Gunboat at Dunkerque - Flanders
French 1 Gun Unrated Gunboat | NNF-1715 | |
1760 | Launched La Picarde (1)
1760-1762 , Gunboat at Dunkerque - Flanders
French 1 Gun Unrated Gunboat | NNF-1715 | |
7.7.1762 | He was assigned to Bordeaux where he built the 56-gun vessels Bordeaux , La Ferme , Flamand , and Utile . | ref:673 | |
26.4.1763 | Launched Le Bordelais (56)
1763-1779 , Ship of the Line at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | NNF-1715 | |
1.5.1763 | Appointed Maître-Constructeur de la Marine | ref:673 | |
10.10.1763 | Launched La Ferme (56)
1763-1774 , Ship of the Line at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | NNF-1715 | |
14.8.1764 | Launched L'Utile (56)
1764-1792 , Ship of the Line at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | NNF-1715 | |
1765 | Still in Bordeaux , he builds four frigates (Dedaigneuse Class) and smaller ships . | ref:673 | |
1.4.1765 | Appointed Ingénieur Constructeur Ordinaire de la Marine | ref:673 | |
11.5.1765 | Launched Le Flamand (56)
1765-1786 , Ship of the Line at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | NNF-1715 | |
1766 | Designed Dédaigneuse Class (1766) - 32 gun Frigate | ||
12.4.1766 | Launched La Dédaigneuse (32)
1766-1784 , Frigate at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | NNF-1715 | |
18.10.1766 | Launched La Tamponne (10)
1766-1784 , Gabarre at Bayonne - Aquitaine
French 10 Gun Unrated Gabarre | NNF-1715 | |
8.11.1766 | Launched Le Gros Ventre (10)
1766-1779 , Gabarre at Bayonne - Aquitaine
French 10 Gun Unrated Gabarre | NNF-1715 | |
18.11.1766 | Launched La Belle Poule (32)
1766-1780 , Frigate at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | NNF-1715 | |
26.10.1768 | Launched L'Amphitrite (32)
1768-1792 , Frigate at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | NNF-1715 | |
18.9.1770 | Launched La Tourterelle (32)
1770-1784 , Frigate at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | NNF-1715 | |
5.1771 | Launched Le Lévrier (6)
1771-1775 , Cutter at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 6 Gun Unrated Cutter | NNF-1715 | |
6.1771 | Launched Le Lezard (6)
1771-1777 , Cutter at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 6 Gun Unrated Cutter | NNF-1715 | |
6.1771 | Launched Le Milan (6)
1771-1783 , Cutter at Bordeaux - Guyenne
French 6 Gun Unrated Cutter | NNF-1715 | |
15.5.1772 | He was recalled to Brest .He worked in particular on the overhaul of the 74 ships Magnifique and Robuste , the 64 ship Bizarre, the frigate Renommée , a flute and a barge . | ref:673 | |
15.12.1774 | He was assigned to Lorient . There he completed the construction of the frigate La Consolante and built the Iphigénie and la Surveillante . He proceeded to refit two vessels and a frigate . | ref:673 | |
5.1776 | He is summoned to Paris to receive instructions from the Minister of the Navy about a mission in Hamburg .He travels to Prussia to conclude a timber supply treaty with the Royal Prussian administration . | ref:673 | |
9.1776 | Appointed Ingénieur Constructeur en Chef de la Marine | ref:673 | |
6.12.1776 | He receives the order to go to Rennes to receive from the Marine Commissioner of Grandville , the instructions and documents relating to the details of the visit and the hammering of marine wood from the forests of Brittany , Anjou , Maine and Touraine .Back in Lorient, he built two frigates . | ref:673 | |
1777 | Designed Iphigenie Class (1777) - 32 gun Frigate | ||
25.1.1777 | Assigned to Brest , he presented several papers to the "Conseil de la Marine" on the rationalization of the naval construction service and on the conservation of timber . | ref:673 | |
12.1777 | Designed L'Auguste (84)
1778-1795 , Ship of the LineFrench 84 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1793 Renamed "Jacobin" 1794 Renamed "Neuf Thermidor" | ||
c.12.1777 | c.1778 | He proposed the plans for a series of 32 frigates ( Iphigenie Class ?) to be built in St Malo by the construction sub-engineer Chevillard . | ref:673 |
8.3.1778 | Designed Le Royal Louis (110)
1780-1794 , Ship of the LineFrench 110 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Républicain" | ||
aft.27.7.1778 | He helps restore naval army vessels damaged during the Battle of Ushant . | ref:673 | |
18.9.1778 | Launched L'Auguste (84)
1778-1795 , Ship of the Line at Brest Dockyard - Brest
French 84 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1793 Renamed "Jacobin" 1794 Renamed "Neuf Thermidor" | FWAS1626 | |
23.9.1778 | Launched La Médée (32)
1778-1800 , Frigate at St Malo - Brittany
French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | NNF-1774 | |
28.12.1778 | He is ennobled . | ref:673 | |
1.5.1786 | Major de Vaisseau | ref:673 | |
1.5.1786 | Appointed Sous-Directeur des Constructions Navales with rank of "Major de Vaisseau" | ref:673 | |
9.1787 | Appointed Membre Adjoint de l’Académie de Marine | ref:673 | |
15.3.1789 | Appointed Directeur des Constructions Navales | ref:673 | |
2.1791 | Appointed Membre Ordinaire de l’Académie de Marine | ref:673 | |
1.10.1792 | Appointed Ingénieur Constructeur de la Marine | ref:673 | |
4.1794 | Appointed Ingénieur Constructeur Ordinaire de la Marine | ref:673 | |
3.1796 | Appointed Directeur des Constructions Navales | ref:673 | |
8.7.1799 | Launched L'Indivisible (84)
1799-1806 , Ship of the Line at Brest Dockyard - Brest
French 84 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1803 Renamed "Alexandre" | E-WIKI | |
17.9.1802 | Retired | ref:673 |