Subtile was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Subtile |
| Builder | Rochefort. |
| Laid down | May 1777 [1] |
| Launched | 7 November 1777 [1] |
| Fate | Hulked 1789 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 320 tonnes [1] |
| Length | 35.7 metres [1] |
| Beam | 9.1 metres [1] |
| Draught | 4.7 metres [1] |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 20 to 26 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
Career
editFrom 1777 to 1778, she was under Lieutenant Bidé de Maurville.[2]
During the War of American Independence, Subtile served in the Indian Ocean in a squadron under Rear-Admiral Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves.[3] Lieutenant Périer de Salvert was in command from 13 September 1780 to 1 November.[4]
On 9 February 1782, Estienne d'Orves died and Suffren assumed command of the squadron. He re-appointed his captains and gave Tromelin de La Nuguy command of Subtile.[5]
She took part in the Battle of Negapatam under Huon de Kermadec on 6 July 1782.[6][7] [Note 1]
In the year 1787, she sailed for a cruise to China with Résolution (under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux), arriving on 7 February 1787, two days after Lapérouse had left. [8]
In November 1788, she was decommissioned in Toulon and became a hulk in 1789. [8]
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d e f Roche (2005), p. 424.
- ^ "Hippolyte Bernard BIDÉ de MAURVILLE". Officiers et anciens élèves. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Cunat (1852), p. 180.
- ^ "Périer de Salvert" (PDF). Académie de Marine. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Cunat (1852), p. 103.
- ^ a b Cunat (1852), p. 169.
- ^ Cunat (1852), p. 145.
- ^ a b Roche (2005), p. 386.
References
edit- Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. pp. 447.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 325–6. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.