Clairvoyant was a Mutin-class 14-gun cutter of the French Navy.
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Name | Clairvoyant |
Builder | Denys, at Dunkirk [1] |
Laid down | April 1780 [1] |
Launched | 18 June 1780 [1] |
In service | September 1780 [1] |
Out of service | October 1784 [1] |
Fate | Wrecked 1785 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mutin-class |
Type | cutter |
Tons burthen | 115 tonnes |
Length | 24.4 metres |
Beam | 7.8 metres |
Depth of hold | 3.8 metres |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | 14 guns |
Career
editIn 1781, Clairvoyant sailed with the division under Suffren up to Cap Vert. [1] In 1782, she was reconfigured as a brig. [1]
Clairvoyant took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. [2]
In 1785, she was wrecked at Audierne. The crew was saved. [1]
Citations
editReferences
edit- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.