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Marie Anne Louis de Bussy


NationalityFrench 
RolesShip Builder 
Date of Birth22.3.1822 - Nantes ref:673
First Known Service1841ref:673
WifeClémence Françoise Théodora Cartault de La Verrièreref:673
Last Known Service1889ref:673
Date of Death24.4.1903 - Paris ref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1841 Appointed Elève à l’Ecole Militaire de St Cyrref:673
1.11.1842 Appointed Elève de Polytechniqueref:673
27.3.1845 Appointed Elève du Génie Maritime at Lorientref:673
3.10.184610.11.1848Appointed Sous-Ingénieur de Troisième Classe de la Marineref:673
11.11.18484.1854Appointed Sous-Ingénieur de Seconde Classe de la Marineref:673
12.184810.1850He embarked on the "Pomone" , the first mixed frigate , sails and steam , to study this mode of propulsion , then on the "Alcibiade" .ref:673
aft.10.1850 He was then assigned to Lorient and then to the Chaussade Forges (Guérigny , Nièvre) .ref:673
4.185426.7.1862Appointed Sous-Ingénieur de Première Classe de la Marineref:673
12.8.1860 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:673
27.7.18628.6.1869Appointed Ingénieur des Constructions Navales de Seconde Classe

He was assigned to Lorient where he built the "Surveillante" . He is preparing plans for battleships of type "Redoutable" .

ref:673
30.12.1868 Appointed Officier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:673
9.6.18692.9.1875Appointed Ingénieur des Constructions Navales de Première Classeref:673
3.9.18759.1880Appointed Directeur des Constructions Navales de Seconde Classe at Lorient

as Chef du Service des Constructions

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18801881Appointed Chef du Service de la Surveillance des Travaux confiés à l’Industrie au Ministèreref:673
9.18801883Appointed Directeur des Constructions Navales de Seconde Classe at Paris

as Chef du Service des Constructions at the Minister .

He built several steel vessels with more powerful machines and three lines of trees .

ref:673
18811883Appointed Chef du Service Technique des Constructions Navales au Ministèreref:673
28.12.1882 Appointed Commandeur de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:673
1883 Appointed Membre du Conseil d'Amirautéref:673
30.7.188312.1885Appointed Directeur des Constructions Navales de Première Classeref:673
12.1885 Appointed Inspecteur Général du Génie Maritime

He established the plans for the cruisers "Forbin" , "Surcouf" , "Davout" and "Dupuy de Lôme" .

ref:673
5.1888 Appointed Membre de l'Académie des Sciences , Section de Géographie et de Navigationref:673
26.12.1888 Appointed Grand officier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:673
1889 Retiredref:673

Notes on Officer


Rank no dateref:673

Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects of London .



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
ref:673Parcours d'officiers dans la Royale Web Site
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