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Honoré-Sébastien Vial du Clairbois


NationalityFrench 
RolesDesigner, Ship Builder, Administrator, Soldier, Merchant Sailor 
Date of Birth27.3.1733 - Paris ref:673
First Known Service1750ref:673
Last Known Service1810ref:673
Date of Death20.12.1816 - Brest ref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1750 Volontaire , Private Ownersref:673
1750 Young , he sailed on armed ships in war or trade .In 1750 , he embarked as a volunteer on the "Aimable Trésorière" ship and campaigned in Martinique .ref:673
1751 He embarked on the "Aimable Marianne" .ref:673
17521753He served as first lieutenant on the corvette "St Antoine" in Morée (Peloponnese) , then on the "Jean de Grâce" ship in the field in Newfoundland .ref:673
17541755He enlisted in the Joyeuse Infantry Regiment which in 1755 became the Vaubécourt Regiment .ref:673
1757 He is voluntary in the corps of Grenadiers of France .ref:673
1759 Aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces , Marshal de St Pern , he takes part in the Hanover campaign .ref:673
1761 He was assigned to Marshal de Broglie's staff .He fell victim to the disgrace of his leader following the defeat of Villinghausen (July 15-16, 1761 , Seven Years' War , Germany) .He retired to Brest where he founded a sailcloth factory and began to study shipbuilding .ref:673
1776 In 1776 he published a Geometric and Practical Treatise on Naval Architecture which caught the attention of Bezout and Borda , who brought him into the Navy the following year .ref:673
1777 Entered the French Navy .ref:673
17798.8.1793Appointed Membre Adjoint de l’Académie de Marineref:673
4.1788 Designed
L'Embuscade (32) 1789-1798
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Frigate
 
6.1788 He is in charge of researching and hammering wood likely to be used for naval constructions , in the provinces of Brittany , Maine and Anjou .ref:673
21.9.1789 Launched
L'Embuscade (32) 1789-1798
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Frigate at Rochefort - Aunis
ref:673
10.1792 Appointed Sous-Chef d'Administration des Mouvements du Port at Brestref:673
8.5.1793 Launched
Le Tigre (74) 1793-1795
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Brest - Brittany
NNF-1792
3.1796 Appointed Directeur des Constructions Navales at Lorientref:673
2.1798 He was appointed head of the 4th forest district in Rouen .ref:673
3.18011810Appointed Directeur de l’Ecole des Ingénieurs Constructeurs at Brest

and "Chef du Génie Maritime"

ref:673
1810 Retiredref:673

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